She was laid down in 1881 at St. Petersburg, launched in August 1883 at and completed in 1885. Dimensions 296’8”x 52’ x 25’9” and with a displacement of 5.796 tons full load. Originally armed with 2-8”guns, 14-6”guns, 4-3’4”guns and 14-1pdr. Her armour consisted of a 4,5”-6”belt, the guns were protected by 2”shields and the conning tower by 8”armour. She was fitted out with a full barque rig. Her crew numbered 571 men, later 507 men. Her engines provided 7.000 ihp making a speed of 16,5 knots possible. The new triple expansion engines made a speed of 18 knots possible. Despite the fact that she survived the battle against the Japanese fleet in the Street of Tsushima, followed by a Japanese torpedo attacks in the night of 28 May 1905, she was scuttled by her own crew in the morning of the 19th. In 2005 was an article published dealing with the research for her wreck. Thanks to a Korean geophysical survey in the years 1999-2003 the wreck, including some of her 152mm guns, was found lying on the sea bottom, 400 meter below the sea level around 2km from Port Jeodong, Ulleung Island (37’29½” North and 130’55”East).
