Of the Russian pre-dreadnought battleships Peresvet-class class consisting of the Peresvet, Pobeda and Oslyabya, succeeded by the Rostislav and succeeded by the Potemkin. Laid down at the Baltic Yard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 21 November 1895, launched on 18 May 1898, building costs 10.540.000 rubles, commissioned in August 1901, scuttled by her own crew on 7 December 1904 and captured by Japan in January 1905 after Port Arthur fell in Japanese hands. After she was refloated on 29 June 1905 was she renamed as a 1st class coastal defence ship Sagami and commissioned on 20 July 1908 and sold back to Russia in March 1916. After her arrival at Vladivostok on 3 April 1916 was she again named Peresvet. Commissioned as an armoured cruiser. On a distance of around 10 nautical miles north of Port Said were two mines hit laid by the German submarine SM U-73. Heavily damaged broke a fire out and she sunk.
Displacement of 13.810 long tons/14.032 tons and as dimensions 132,4 x 21,8 c 8,0 metres or 434.5 x 71.6 x 26.3 feet. The 3 vertical triple expansion engines and 30 Belleville boilers delivered via 3 shafts 14.500 ihp allowing a speed of 18 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 6.200 nautical miles. Her crew in Russian service numbered 769 men, in Japanese 791 men. The armament consisted of 2x2-254,cm/10” guns, 11x1-15,2cm/6” quick firing guns, 20x1-7,5cm/3 quick firing guns, 20x1-4,7cm/1.9” guns, 8x1-3,7cm/1,5” guns, 5x-38,1cm/15” torpedo tubes ( surfaced, 2 submerged) and she could take 45 mines with her for anchorage protection. The Harvey made armour consisted of a 10,2-22,9cm/4-9” thick belt, a 5,1-7,6cm/2-3” thick deck with the gun turrets protected by 22,9cm,/9”.
