Retvizan

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Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, built in the United States and best known for its service and damage during the Russo-Japanese War, particularly at the Battle of Port Arthur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pre-dreadnought battleship
warship
armoredType belt-armored battleship
builder Cramp shipyard
William Cramp & Sons
builtIn United States of America
surface form: United States
capturedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
capturedDuring Siege of Port Arthur
completedInYear 1902
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
damagedIn Battle of Port Arthur
designedBy American naval architects
displacement approximately 12,700 tons
enteredServiceWith Imperial Russian Navy
fleetAssignment Russian Pacific Squadron
groundedAt entrance to Port Arthur harbor
homePort Port Arthur
hullMaterial steel
launchedInYear 1900
maximumSpeed about 18 knots
navalTechnologyEra pre-dreadnought era
notableEvent torpedoed at Port Arthur in 1904
notableFor being one of the few major Russian battleships built in the United States
heavy damage and survival at Port Arthur
operator Imperial Russian Navy
operatorAfterCapture Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedInBattle Battle of Port Arthur
Battle of the Yellow Sea
primaryArmament 12-inch naval guns
propulsion coal-fired boilers
triple-expansion steam engines
refloatedAfterDamage yes
renamedAfterCapture Hizen NERFINISHED
scrappedInDecade 1920s
secondaryArmament 6-inch guns
servedInConflict Russo-Japanese War
servedUnderFlag Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Russian Empire
shipClass Retvizan-class battleship
shipyardLocation Philadelphia
usedAs coast defense ship (under Japanese service)
usedInRole fleet flagship (temporarily)

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