Cruisers prize of Russo-Japanese War




(Aso)
Displacement7726t normal
Length125.2m pp, 135.6m oa
Width17.4m
Draught6.7m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 26 boilers, 16,500ihp
Fuelcoal 1100t
Speed21kt
Range7000nm/10kt
Armourbelt 100-200mm, deck 25-50mm, turret 88-170mm, casemate 80mm
Armament2-20.3cm/45cal gun, 8-15.2cm/45cal QF gun, 20-75mm QF gun,
7-47mm gun, 5-38cm TT
Complement570
(Soya)
Displacement6500t normal
Length121.9m pp, 126.8m wl
Width15.8m
Draught5.94m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 30 boilers, 20,000ihp
Fuelcoal 1250t
Speed23kt
Range4500nm/10kt
Armourdeck 37-75mm, CT 150mm
Armament12-15.2cm/45cal QF gun, 12-8cm/60cal QF gun, 8-47mm gun, 6-45cm TT
Complement571
(Tsugaru)
Displacement6731t normal, 6932t full load
Length121.9m pp, 126.0m wl
Width17.0m
Draught6.4m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 24 boilers, 11,600ihp
Fuelcoal 1430t
Speed20kt
Range3700nm/10kt
Armourdeck 50-62mm, CT 150mm
Armament8-15.2cm/45cal QF gun, 22-8cm/60cal QF gun, 8-37mm gun, 4-45cm TT
Complement570
(Suzuya)
Displacement3080t normal
Length105.8m pp, 110.0m oa
Width12.2m
Draught5.00m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 12 boilers, 18,000ihp
Fuelcoal 500t
Speed25kt
Range5000nm/10kt, 500nm/20kt
Armourdeck 50mm, CT 28mm
Armament6-12cm/45cal QF gun, 8-47mm QF gun, 2-37mm gun, 5-45cm TT
Complement340



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Aso-Fr La Seyne1899. 21900. 61903. 4Rus Bayan1904.12. 8 sunk
1905. 1. 2 Captured
1905. 8.22 C1 (Aso)
1920. 4. 1 ML
1931. 4. 1 disc
Soya-USA Cramp18981899.101900Rus Varyag1904. 2. 9 scuttled
1904. 2 Captured
1905. 8.22 C2 (Soya)
1916. 4. 4 disc
1916. 4. 5 To Rus (Varyag)
1917. 2 To UK
1921 BU
Tsugaru-Rus Galernii1895.121899. 81902Rus Pallada1904.12. 8 sunk
1905. 1. 2 Captured
1905. 8.22 C2 (Tsugaru)
1920. 4. 1 ML
1922. 4. 1 Miscellaneous
Suzuya-Ger Schichau18981900. 81901Rus Novik1904. 8.29 Ran aground
1904 Captured
1906. 8.20 DP (Suzuya)
1912. 8.28 CD2
1913. 4. 1 disc



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