Of the Andrei Pervozvanny-class consisting of the Andrei Pervozvany and the Imperator Pavel I conceived in 1903. Building authorized on 16 August 1903. Preceded by the Borodino-class and succeeded by the Gangut-class. Building approved on 16 August 1903, baptized on 22 April 1903, building started at the Galeryni Island Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 2 March 1904, laid down on 28 April 1905, launched on 7 October 1906, commissioned on 28 February 1911, torpedo nets fitted in 1915, sailors of her crew participated in the mutiny which broke out in the Baltic Fleet lying at Helsinki, Finland on 16 March 1917,
in hands of what became the Red Navy in November 1917, left Helsinki, Finland with her sister ship on 5 April 1918, arrived at Kronstadt on 9 April despite the frozen Gulf of Finland, participated in the bombardment of Fort Krasnaya Gotka 13/15 June 1919, torpedoed and sunk by the British while laying in the harbour of Kronstadt in the night of 1-18 August 1919, salvaged but not extensively repaired and breaking her up started on 15 December 1923 although not earlier stricken from the list as on 21 November 1925.General technical specifications of this class. Displacement 17.600 tons/17.320 long tons-18.880 tons/18.580 long ton (deep load) and as dimensions 138,4 (waterline)-140,2 (over all) x 24,38 x 8,23 metres or 454.0-460.0 x 80.0 x 27.0 feet. Hull divided by 17 transverse watertight bulkheads and fitted out with a double bottom. The 2 4-cylindervertical triple expansion steam engines and 25 coal-fuelled Belleville boilers supplying via 2 shafts 17.635 (trials)-17.600 ihp (design) allowing a speed of 18,5 knots or with a speed of 12 knots a range of 2.400 nautical miles and a maximum coal bunker capacity of 1.500 tons. Their crew numbered 956 men. The armament consisted of 2x2-30,5cm/12” Model 1894 40 guns, 4x2&6x1-20,3cm/8” guns, 12x1-12cm/4.7” guns, 2x1- 45,7cm/18” torpedo tubes (removed in 1915); 4-7,6cm/3“ anti aircraft guns added in end 1916. The Krupp cemented armour consisted of a 10,2-2,16cm/4-8.5” thick belt, a 7,9-12,7cm/3.1-5” thick upper belt with the main gun turrets, secondary gun turrets, casemates and conning tower protected by respectively 10,2-12,7cm/4-5”, 12,7-15,2cm/5-6”, 7,9-12,7cm/3.1-5” and 10,2-20,3cm/4-8” thick armour.
