Russian monitor Vitse-admiral Popov
Vitse-admiral Popov was a monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. It was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still survives in popular naval myth as one of the worst warships ever built. The hull was circular to reduce draught while allowing the ship to carry much more armour and a heavier armament than other ships of the same size. Vitse-admiral Popov played a minor role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and was reclassified as a coast-defence ironclad in 1892. The ship was decommissioned in 1903 and sold for scrap in 1911.
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Russian monitor Vitse-admiral Popov
Vitse-admiral Popov was a monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. It was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still survives in popular naval myth as one of the worst warships ever built. The hull was circular to reduce draught while allowing the ship to carry much more armour and a heavier armament than other ships of the same size. Vitse-admiral Popov played a minor role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and was reclassified as a coast-defence ironclad in 1892. The ship was decommissioned in 1903 and sold for scrap in 1911.
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Vitse-admiral Popov was a moni ...... 03 and sold for scrap in 1911.
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decommissioning date
1903-05-02
laying down
1874-09-08
length (μ)
3.84048e+1
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ship beam (μ)
3.56616e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1875-10-07
status
Sold forscrap, December 1911
top speed (kmh)
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47,160,366
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685,283,359
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Ship armament
*2 × rifled muzzle-loading guns
*4 × 4-pounder, guns
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*Belt:
*Barbette:
*Deck:
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Ship completed
Ship country
Russian Empire
Ship namesake
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Ship reclassified
Ship struck
1903-07-03
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Vitse-admiral Popov was a moni ...... 03 and sold for scrap in 1911.
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Russian monitor Vitse-admiral Popov
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Vitse-admiral Popov
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