Russian battleship Tsesarevich

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The Russian battleship Tsesarevich was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that played a prominent role in the Russo-Japanese War, notably serving as a flagship in major naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flagship
pre-dreadnought battleship
warship
armament 12 × 152 mm (6 in) secondary guns
4 × 305 mm (12 in) main guns in twin turrets
smaller quick-firing guns
torpedo tubes
armorType Krupp armor
battle Battle of Port Arthur
Battle of the Yellow Sea
Siege of Port Arthur
beam approximately 23.2 metres
beltArmorThickness up to about 225 mm
builder Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
builtAt La Seyne-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
commissioned 1903-08-05
conflict Russo-Japanese War
country Russian Empire
countryOfBuilder France
crewComplement approximately 780 officers and men
displacement approximately 13500 tons (standard)
draught approximately 7.6 metres
event heavily damaged at the Battle of the Yellow Sea
sought internment in Qingdao after the Battle of the Yellow Sea
fate sold for scrap
flagshipOf Admiral Wilgelm Vitgeft
fleet Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire)
surface form: Baltic Fleet
internedAt Qingdao
internmentCountry Germany
laidDown 1899-05-18
laterUse gunnery training platform
training ship
launched 1901-02-23
leadShipOfClass Tsesarevich-class battleship
length approximately 118.5 metres
modernizationPeriod after 1906
modernized yes
namedAfter tsesarevich (title of the heir apparent to the Russian throne)
nameLanguage Russian
operator Imperial Russian Navy
postWarService returned to the Baltic Fleet after Russo-Japanese War
powerOutput approximately 16000 indicated horsepower
propulsion coal-fired boilers
vertical triple-expansion steam engines
roleInConflict flagship of the First Pacific Squadron
scrapped 1924–1925
shipClass Tsesarevich-class battleship
stricken 1923
topSpeed approximately 18 knots
turretArmorThickness up to about 250 mm

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Battle of Port Arthur damaged Russian battleship Tsesarevich
Russian Pacific Squadron notableShip Russian battleship Tsesarevich
Battle of the Yellow Sea shipInvolved Russian battleship Tsesarevich