. Scientific American Volume 91 Number 09 (August 1904). f^SW Displacement, 12,500 tone. Speed, knots. Coal Supply, 2,500 tone and liquid fuel. Armor: Belt, 10 inches to 5 inches, tipper belt, 4 inches, casemates 2 inches, screens, 2 inches. Arm anient, four 8-inch, flixteen , twelve 3-inch, 36 smaller guns. Torpedo tubes, 6 above water. Complement, 735. ARMORED CRUISER ROSSIA, SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE KOREA STRAIT Displacement, 10,950 tons. Speed, knots. Coal Supply, 2,000 tons. Armor: Belt, 10 inches to 5 inches; deck, 2% inches; sponsons, 2 inches. Armament: f
. Scientific American Volume 91 Number 09 (August 1904). f^SW Displacement, 12,500 tone. Speed, knots. Coal Supply, 2,500 tone and liquid fuel. Armor: Belt, 10 inches to 5 inches, tipper belt, 4 inches, casemates 2 inches, screens, 2 inches. Arm anient, four 8-inch, flixteen , twelve 3-inch, 36 smaller guns. Torpedo tubes, 6 above water. Complement, 735. ARMORED CRUISER ROSSIA, SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE KOREA STRAIT Displacement, 10,950 tons. Speed, knots. Coal Supply, 2,000 tons. Armor: Belt, 10 inches to 5 inches; deck, 2% inches; sponsons, 2 inches. Armament: four 8-inch, sixteen ; six , 22 small guns. Torpedo tubes, 6 above water. Complement, 727. RUSSIAN ARMORED CRUISER RURIK » SUNK IN THE KOREA STRAIT ENGAGEMENT. The Russian squadron was composed of three largearmored cruisers, of which the oldest, the Rurik, ofabout 11,000 tons displacement, was notable as havingbeen the progenitor of the big, powerful, and fast ar-mored cruisers which have become so popular in thepresent day. The Rurik, built in 1892, must becalled an old vessel; for her guns were of short caliberand low velocities; her speed, originally between 18and 19 knots, had dropped to 15 knots or under (fornot being wood-sheathed and coppered she naturallyfouled rather quickly); her armor belt extended only the water-line, and composed of Harvey steel of amaximum thickness of 10 inches. The Gromoboi,built in
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