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After successfully acquiring colonial possessions from the Pacific in the 1880's, Far Eastern Empire launched naval expansion program to answer the new demands for the navy. At the time the overall strategy of the Imperial fleet was focused on powerful cruiser force which would be faster than the corresponding enemy battlefleets and be focused on the commercial raiding operations. Nucleus of this concept would be series of powerful armored cruisers. First two of these ships were ordered abroad and eventually French Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard won the bidding with Amable Lagan's design. The design was essentially enlarged version of the Chilean Battleship Capitan Prat but with lighter armor and weaponry. | After successfully acquiring colonial possessions from the Pacific in the 1880's, Far Eastern Empire launched naval expansion program to answer the new demands for the navy. At the time the overall strategy of the Imperial fleet was focused on powerful cruiser force which would be faster than the corresponding enemy battlefleets and be focused on the commercial raiding operations. Nucleus of this concept would be series of powerful armored cruisers. First two of these ships were ordered abroad and eventually French Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard won the bidding with Amable Lagan's design. The design was essentially enlarged version of the Chilean Battleship Capitan Prat but with lighter armor and weaponry. | ||
| − | Khabarovsk class featured 4 203mm guns in single turrets fitted in | + | Khabarovsk class featured 4 203mm guns in single turrets fitted in lozenge arragment typical for French designs of the time. Secondary armament was also fitted in turrets. Initially the ships were fitted with full sailing rig to give them more economical cruising ability but this was removed after the Far Eastern-Japanese war. At the time of their construction the ships enjoyed quite alot of foreign attention specially in the UK where their existence caused some worry. This was coupled with concerns over the Far Eastern colonial expansion in the Pacific and mainland which ultimately led not only to British own cruiser expansion program but long term etente against Far Eastern Empire. |
==Ships in class== | ==Ships in class== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:15, 25 May 2020
| Khabarovsk class Armored Cruiser | |
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| Class overview | |
| Name | Khabarovsk class Armored Cruiser |
| Operators | Far Eastern Imperial Navy |
| Planned | 2 |
| Built | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | Armored cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 126.6 metres (415 ft) |
| Beam | 20.4 metres (67 ft) |
| Draught | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 VTE steam engines |
| Power |
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| Speed | 18 kts |
| Range | 6700 nm at 10 kts |
| Complement | 768 |
| Armament |
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| Armour |
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Development
After successfully acquiring colonial possessions from the Pacific in the 1880's, Far Eastern Empire launched naval expansion program to answer the new demands for the navy. At the time the overall strategy of the Imperial fleet was focused on powerful cruiser force which would be faster than the corresponding enemy battlefleets and be focused on the commercial raiding operations. Nucleus of this concept would be series of powerful armored cruisers. First two of these ships were ordered abroad and eventually French Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard won the bidding with Amable Lagan's design. The design was essentially enlarged version of the Chilean Battleship Capitan Prat but with lighter armor and weaponry.
Khabarovsk class featured 4 203mm guns in single turrets fitted in lozenge arragment typical for French designs of the time. Secondary armament was also fitted in turrets. Initially the ships were fitted with full sailing rig to give them more economical cruising ability but this was removed after the Far Eastern-Japanese war. At the time of their construction the ships enjoyed quite alot of foreign attention specially in the UK where their existence caused some worry. This was coupled with concerns over the Far Eastern colonial expansion in the Pacific and mainland which ultimately led not only to British own cruiser expansion program but long term etente against Far Eastern Empire.
Ships in class
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launch Date | Entered Service | Fate |
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| Khabarovsk | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seine, France | October 1890 | July 1892 | May 1894 | Extant in 1920 |
| Kharbin | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seine, France | October 1890 | July 1892 | May 1894 | Extant in 1920 |
