Amur class light cruiser

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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