Russian cruiser Pamiat Azova
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| Name | Pamiat Azova |
| Builder | Baltic Works, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down | 1886 |
| Launched | 1 July 1888 |
| Commissioned | 1890 |
| Renamed | Dvina in 1909 |
| Reclassified | torpedo school ship in 1909 |
| Refit | 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk by British torpedo boats on 18 August 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 6,674 tons |
| Length | 384 ft 6 in (117.9 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: mixed text and list (help) As built:
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range | Carried 1,200 tons coal |
| Complement | 640 |
| Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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The Pamiat Azova (Память Азовa meaning Memory of Azov) was a unique armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1880s. She was decommissioned from front line service in 1909, converted into a depot ship and sunk by British torpedo boats during the British Campaign in the Baltic 1918-19, in the Russian Civil War.
Design
The ship was designed as a commerce raider and rigged with sails to extend range. Her machinery was re-built in 1904 with Bellville type boilers. She was built by Baltic works and launched on 1 July 1888.
Service
The ship served with the Baltic Fleet and took part in a round the World Cruise with Crown Prince Nicholas on board. This led to a Fabergé egg, the Memory of Azov being made to commemorate this event. There was a mutiny aboard the cruiser in 1906 near Reval and the ship was placed in reserve. In 1909 she was converted into a torpedo boat depot ship and renamed Dvina. She was sunk by the British torpedo boat CMB79 in Kronstadt Harbour on 18 August 1919. The wreck was raised and scrapped.
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
- battleships-cruisers.com
- Pamiat Azova statistics