Tikhiy okean class minelayer
| Tikhiy okean-class Minelayer | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Name | Tikhiy okean-class Minelayer |
| Operators | Far Eastern Imperial Navy |
| Built | 4 |
| Active | 2 |
| Destroyed | 2 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 92.7 metres (304 ft) |
| Beam | 14.9 metres (49 ft) |
| Draught | 5.2 metres (17 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines |
| Power |
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| Speed | 18 kts |
| Range | 3600 nm at 10 kts |
| Complement | 305 |
| Armament |
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Development
The Tikhiy okean-class minelayers were the first purpose-built, ocean-going minelayers in the world. They were initially classified as Mine cruisers, but were later reclassified as Minelayers. Initially two units were build of wich both sunk at the Far Eastern-Japanese war. However as their performance was success until their lose, two aditional units were constructed after the war.
Characteristics
These ships were similar to small cruisers of the time. They were intended to drop their mines in high speed and thus have considerable overhang in the stern so that mines could be laid without interfering the propellers.
Ships in class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launch Date | Entered Service | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tikhiy okean | Voenno-morskaya Verf, Dalny | January 1898 | November 1898 | May 1901 | Sunk december 1904 |
| Zheltoye more | Voenno-morskaya Verf, Dalny | July 1898 | May 1899 | August 1901 | Sunk February 1904 |
| Okhotskoye more | Voenno-morskaya Verf, Dalny | June 1905 | July 1906 | October 1907 | Extant in 1920 |
| Beringovo more | Voenno-morskaya Verf, Dalny | July 1906 | August 1907 | November 1908 | Extant in 1920 |
