Russian cruiser Asia (1878)
- Russian cruiser Asia (1878)
The "Asia" (Russian: "А́зия") was a cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. The ship was one of three merchantmen purchased in the United States by the Russian government in 1878 to be transformed into cruisers; the "State of California" became the "Europa", the "Saratoga" became the "Afrika", and the "Columbus" became the "Asia".
The steamship "Columbus" was built 1873/74 in Philadelphia and was purchased by the Russians in May 1878. She was sailed to Russia by a Russian crew and refitted in 1878-79 in Kronstadt.
The cruiser saw initial duty in the Far East, but then returned to the Baltic. It was downgraded to Cruiser 2nd Class on 1 February 1892. The future Vice Admiral Karl Jessen was her commanding officer in 1895 and 1896. In 1898 she received a new engine, increasing her power from 1,200 to 2,700 hp, and adding convert|2.2|kn|mph km/h|0 to her top speed.
In August 1911, now rather obsolete, the "Asia" was transferred to the reserve fleet. In October 1912 she was renamed "Kaukas" (Russian: "Кавказ"). Following the outbreak of the First World War, she was once again renamed "Asia" on 11 September 1914, assigned to the Baltic Fleet's transport squadron and used as a minelayer.
The ship was deactivated in May 1918 and scrapped in 1923.
External links
* http://www.neva.ru./EXPO96/arm/azia.html
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