Amur class light cruiser
| Amur class Light Cruiser | |
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| Class overview | |
| Name | Amur class Light Cruiser |
| Operators | Far Eastern Imperial Navy |
| Planned | 4 |
| Built | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
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| Speed | 27 kts |
| Range | 5000 nm at 10 kts |
| Complement | 354 |
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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 |
