Russian battleship Retvizan

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The Russian battleship Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War, notably during the siege of Port Arthur and major fleet engagements.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Russian Navy ship
pre-dreadnought battleship
warship
armament 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns
4 × 12-inch (305 mm) main guns in twin turrets
smaller quick-firing guns
torpedo tubes
armor belt armor up to about 9 inches thick
baseOfOperations Port Arthur
beam about 22 meters
builder Philadelphia
William Cramp & Sons
capturedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
completed 1902
conflict Russo-Japanese War
country Empire of Japan
Russian Empire
countryOfConstruction United States
crew approximately 700–800 officers and men
damagedIn torpedo attack at Port Arthur in February 1904
decommissioned early 1920s
displacement about 12,700 tons standard
enteredService 1902
fate scrapped
grounded Port Arthur harbor entrance
laidDown 1898
launched 1900
length about 118 meters
namedAfter Retvizan, a Swedish ship captured by Russia in the 18th century
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
participatedIn Battle of Port Arthur
World War I as Hizen
naval operations in the Yellow Sea
siege of Port Arthur
powerOutput about 16,000 indicated horsepower
propulsion coal-fired boilers
vertical triple-expansion steam engines
re-enteredService as Japanese battleship Hizen
renamed Hizen NERFINISHED
repairedAt Port Arthur
scrappedIn 1920s
surrenderedAfter fall of Port Arthur
theaterOfOperations Far East
topSpeed about 18 knots
usedFor coastal defense under Japanese service

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Port Arthur
damaged
Russian battleship Retvizan ("Retvizan, a Swedish ship captured by Russia in the 18th century")
namedAfter
Russian Pacific Squadron
notableShip
Battle of the Yellow Sea
shipInvolved

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