Amur class light cruiser

Amur class Light Cruiser
Class overview
Name	Amur class Light Cruiser
Operators	Far Eastern Imperial Navy
Planned	4
Built	4
Active	4
General Characteristics
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	4550 tons standard 5650 tons full load
Length	136.8 metres (449 ft)
Beam	13.8 metres (45 ft)
Draught	5.0 metres (16.4 ft)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 AEG-Vulcan steam turbines
Power	16 watertube boilers 25,500 ihp (19,000 kW)
Speed	27 kts
Range	5000 nm at 10 kts
Complement	354
Armament	8 × 152mm/52 KO 1908 g gun 4 x 76.2mm/40 KO 1915 g gun 2x3 457mm torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 76 mm Deck: 25+20 mm conning tower: 76 mm

Development

After the Far Eastern-Japanese war the main focus on the naval rearmament program was on capital units and destroyers and the introduction of new cruisers were not considered highest priority. Overall the role of future cruisers were reasserted. The main focus was on combined fleet operations with light cruisers acting as scouts and screens for the larger battleships and battlecruisers and operating as leaders for destroyers. Traditional role of commercial raiding were no longer considered to be the paramount role of cruisers. Under these new requirements the existing protected cruisers were deemed to insufficient to serve along with the new battlesquadrons and 4 new light cruisers were ordered in 1910. War experience had showed the need of better protection and the new cruisers were given waterline belt of 76 mm thick. Turbine propulsion gave them far superior speed compared to the older cruisers.

Ships in class

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launch Date	Entered Service	Fate
Amur	Dalzavod, Vladivostok	April 1910	September 1911	January 1913	Extant in 1920
Usssuri	Dalzavod, Vladivostok	April 1910	September 1911	January 1913	Extant in 1920
Sungari	Dalzavod, Vladivostok	November 1911	December 1912	March 1914	Extant in 1920
Argun	Dalzavod, Vladivostok	November 1911	December 1912	March 1914	Extant in 1920

See Also

Ships of Far Eastern Imperial Navy 1920