Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky (1894)

The "Sissoi Veliky" (Сисой Великий) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She took part in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. She served in the Baltic Fleet and fought as part of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Russo-Japanese war. The ship was scuttled after sustaining heavy damage at the battle of Tsushima. She survived 12 hits by large caliber shells, but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.

The "Sissoi Veliky" was built by the New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. She was laid down in May 1892, launched June 1894, and completed in 1896. She was scuttled on 28 May 1905.

References

* "From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905"
* Semenov, Vladimir, Capt. "The Battle of Tsushima". (1912). E. P. Dutton & Co.
* Corbett, Julian, Sir. "Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905". (1994). Originally published in two volumnes and classified Secret/Confidential until the 1950s. ISBN 1557501297.
* Pleshakov, Constantine. "The Tsar's Last Armada: The Epic Voyage to the Battle of Tsushima". (2002). ISBN 0-46505-792-6.

External links

* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/battleships/sissoyvelikiy/sissoyvelikiy.html Sissoi Veliky]
* [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102460 Sissoi Veliky]