BKL 1909 g Amurets class river monitor
| BKL 1909 g Amurets-class River Monitor | |
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| Class overview | |
| Name | BKL 1909 g Amurets-class River Monitor |
| Operators | Far Eastern Imperial Navy |
| Built | 8 |
| Active | 8 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | River Monitor |
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| Length | 73.8 metres (242 ft) |
| Beam | 12.8 metres (42 ft) |
| Draught | 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 4 diesel engines |
| Power | 1,000 ihp (750 kW) |
| Speed | 14 kts |
| Range | 600 nm at 8 kts |
| Complement | 117 |
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Development
To follow-on the Udil class river gunboats, 8 heavy river monitors were ordered in 1909. These monitors were most powerfull riverine warships in the whole world. Flat and wide hull with 3 twin gun turrets in the centerline. In layout they be reminiscent of dreadnought battleships and were often called "river-dreadnoughts".
Ships in class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launch Date | Entered Service | Fate |
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| Amurets | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | August 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Ussuriets | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | August 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Buryat | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | September 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Sungariets | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | September 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Gilyak | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | September 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Oirat | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | October 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Dzhungar | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | October 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
| Mandzhur | Khabarovskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod, Khabarovsk | July 1909 | June 1910 | October 1911 | Extant in 1920 |
