Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov
- Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov
The "Knyaz Suvorov" (Russian: Князь Суворов) was a sclass|Borodino|battleship|0 battleship built by Baltic Works, St Petersburg. Laid down July 1901, it was launched in September 1902 and completed in September 1904. This ship was named after the great 18th-century Russian general Alexander Suvorov.
ervice Life
The "Knyaz Suvorov" had a short existence, serving for less than 9 months within the Imperial Russian Navy. She was completed at the beginning of September and had virtually no comprehensive sea trials, on 26 September, 1904 "Suvorov" participated in a naval review for the Tsar. As a result, her crew was newly assigned and largely inexperienced. On 15 October, she left Russia together with the rest of the "Second Pacific Squadron" to the Far East.
"Knyaz Suvorov" was the flagship of Admiral Rozhestvensky at Tsushima, where it was sunk on 27 May 1905. She suffered numerous hits from explosive shells and eventually three torpedo hits.
The battleship was struck by heavy shells, but her crew kept up a gallant defence with the last two 76.2 mm guns. She was torpedoed by the Japanese 11th Destroyer Flotilla and sank with all hands.
References
* Antony Preston, World's Worst Warships (2002) Conways Maritime Press
* Tomitch, V. M., Warships of the Imperial Russian Navy (1968) Volumne 1, Battleships
* Corbett, Julian, Sir. "Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905." Originally classified Secret/Confidential until the 1950s. Published in (1994), in two volumnes. ISBN 1557501297
* Semenov, Vladimir, Capt. "The Battle of Tsushima." E. P. Dutton & Co. (1912).
* Pleshakov, Constantine. "The Tsar's Last Armada: The Epic Voyage to the Battle of Tsushima." (2002). ISBN 0-46505-792-6
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