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Russian cruiser Novik

Novik
History
Russian Empire
NameNovik
Ordered1898
BuilderSchichau shipyards, Germany
Laid downFebruary 1900
Launched2 August 1900
Commissioned3 May 1901
FateScuttled, 20 August 1904
Empire of Japan
NameSuzuya
Acquiredby Japan as prize of war, 1904
FateSold for scrap, 1 April 1913
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement3,080 long tons (3,129 t)
Length110 m (360 ft 11 in) w/l
Beam12.2 m (40 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Installed power12 boilers; 18,000 ihp (13,000 kW)
Propulsion3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range
  • 5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,754 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement340
ArmamentAs built:
6 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
6 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
5 × 381 mm (15.0 in) torpedo tubes

As Suzuya:

2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
4 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) guns
6 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
Armour
Wreck of Novik at Korsakov Bay, Sakhalin Island, prior to salvage by the Japanese

Novík (Russian: Новик) was a protected cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy, built by Schichau shipyards in Elbing near Danzig, Germany.


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