Russian battleship Gangut (1888)
- Russian battleship Gangut (1888)
"Gangut" (Russian: броненосец "Гангут") was an Imperial Russian battleship named after the Battle of Gangut. This ship was a scaled down version of the Imperator Aleksandr II class battleships
She was built by New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. Construction started on October 29, 1888 she was launched on July 3, 1893 and completed in 1894. She was completed 600 tons over her designed displacement which led to an increase in draught and a loss in speed.
She sank on June 12, 1897 during a military exercise after hitting an uncharted pinnacle of rock near Vyborg in the Gulf of Finland. There were no fatalities. Drawbacks in the construction resulted in insufficient floodability and damage stability. A plan to refloat it was not carried out. She was not popular in the Imperial Russian Navy. Rear Admiral Birilev is quoted as describing her as ".. a vile ship, it's good that she sank, and it is pointless to raise her" (Warship 2005, Conway's Maritime Press, p.181)
ee also
* Russian battleship Gangut (1909)
* List of Russian/USSR battleships
External links
* [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=101739 Gangut (Encyclopedia of Ships] ru icon
* [http://wreck.ru/travelgangut_photos.html Photos from the wreck] ru icon
* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/battleships/gangut1/gangut.html Article on Gangut]
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