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ZHEMCHUG 2nd class cruisers (1904)
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Izumrud 1914
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Жемчуг [Zhemchug] | Nevski Works, St. Petersburg | 27.6.1902 | 9.9.1903 | 10/1904 | interned by Phillippines 3.6.1905-9/1905, sunk 28.10.1914 | ||
| Изумруд [Izumrud] | Nevski Works, St. Petersburg | 27.6.1902 | 22.10.1903 | 10/1904 | wrecked 29.5.1905 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3103 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3333 |
| Length, m | 106.0 pp 109.9 wl 110.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.8 |
| Draught, m | 5.00 max |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 VTE, 16 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 17000 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | coal 660 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2090(10) |
| Armour, mm | Nickel steel; deck: 30 with 50mm slopes, CT: 30 (Krupp steel) |
| Armament | 8 x 1 - 120/43 Canet, 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 3 - 450 TT (aw, 2 beam, 1 stern) |
| Complement | 350 |
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Izumrud 1904
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Izumrud 1914
Project history
Three-funnelled cruisers resembling the Novik but with three masts. The 4.7in guns were arranged as in Novik, but Zhemchug later had another two added to give a total of eight 4,7in.
Ship protection
The protective deck was 30mm with 50mm slopes and 70mm hoods over the engines, and the CT 30mm.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Izumrud was wrecked 29.5.1905 NE of Vladivostock after Tsushima and Zhemchug was surprised and sunk at Penang by German cruiser Emden with torpedoes and gunfire 28.10.1914.
