Russian cruiser Rurik (1892)

History
Russian Empire
Name	Rurik
Namesake	Rurik
Builder	Baltic Works, Russia
Laid down	31 May 1890
Launched	November 1892
Commissioned	May 1895
Fate	Scuttled – 14 August 1904
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	10,950
Length	412 ft (125.6 m)
Beam	67 ft (20.4 m)
Draught	30 ft (9.1 m) (max)
Installed power	13,250 ihp (9,880 kW); 8 cylindrical boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	19,000 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); actual radius at full speed: 2,300 miles
Complement	768
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm) / 35 cal; 16 × 6 in (152 mm) / 45 cal; 6 × 4.72 in (120 mm) / 45 cal quick-firing; 6 × 47 mm / 43 cal; 10 × 37 mm / 23 cal; 6 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes; 22 small Q.F. (3- and 1-pounders);
Armour	8 in (203 mm) to 12 in (305 mm) on the sides; 2 in (51 mm) - 3 in (76 mm) on deck; 6 in (152 mm) on the conning tower;
Notes	Coal capacity: 2,000 tons

Rurik (Russian: Рюрик) was an armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1890s. She was named in honour of Rurik, the semi-legendary founder of ancient Russia. She was sunk at the Battle of Ulsan in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05.

History

Russian Empire
Name	Rurik
Namesake	Rurik
Builder	Baltic Works, Russia
Laid down	31 May 1890
Launched	November 1892
Commissioned	May 1895
Fate	Scuttled – 14 August 1904
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	10,950
Length	412 ft (125.6 m)
Beam	67 ft (20.4 m)
Draught	30 ft (9.1 m) (max)
Installed power	13,250 ihp (9,880 kW) 8 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	19,000 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); actual radius at full speed: 2,300 miles
Complement	768
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm) / 35 cal 16 × 6 in (152 mm) / 45 cal 6 × 4.72 in (120 mm) / 45 cal quick-firing 6 × 47 mm / 43 cal 10 × 37 mm / 23 cal 6 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes 22 small Q.F. (3- and 1-pounders)
Armour	8 in (203 mm) to 12 in (305 mm) on the sides 2 in (51 mm) - 3 in (76 mm) on deck 6 in (152 mm) on the conning tower
Notes	Coal capacity: 2,000 tons