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RUSSIA / USSR
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VOLGA minelayer (1909)
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Volga 1910
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Волга [Volga], 12.1922- 9 Января [9 Yanvarya] | New Admiralty, St. Petersburg | 6.1903 | 10.9.1904 | 3.1909 | TS 10.1922, depot ship 12.1938 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1711 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 70.3 |
| Breadth, m | 11.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.35 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1600 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 160 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1800(9) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 230 mines |
| Complement | 219 |
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Volga 1910
Project history
Built as mine transport, in a peace time it was supposed to use Volga as lighthouse tender and pilot ship. Ship possessed bad seaworthiness and a low stability.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Since 1938 she was used as depot hulk, in 1944 transferred to mercantile service. Wreck was preserved to this day in port of St. Petersburg.
