An item reported that the displacement of the Russian cruiser Askold (1) was to be increased from 6.500 to 7.962 tons, although not be used for fitting her out with a armour belt as was stated by for an increased coal bunker capacity. The intention was that all ships destined to served in Far East were to have a sufficient range. The Peresbjet now being built and comparable with the size of HMS Renown would have a considerable larger coal bunker capacity as that ship.
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1. Laid down at the Germaniawerft at Kiel, Germany on 8 June 1899, launched on 2 March 1900, commissioned on 25 January two years later, in March-December 1916 at Toulon, France refitted including replacement of her guns, de mobilized after December 1917, sized in Kola Bay in 1918 by the British Royal Navy and taken in service as the HMS depot ship Glory IV at Gareloch, Scotland, due to her bad condition the Soviet government wasn’t interested in getting her back and she was broken up in 1922 at Hamburg, Germany. With a displacement of 5,910 tons full load were her dimensions 132,5 x 15 x 6,2 metres or 434’7”x 49’2”x 20’3”. The 3 shaft triple expansion steam engines and 9 boilers supplied 19,650 hp allowing a speed of 23,8 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 6,500 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 580 men. The armament consisted of 12-6”915,2cm) guns, 12-3” (7,5cm) guns, 8-2” (4,7cm) quick firing guns, 2-1” (3,7cm) guns and 6-15” (38,1cm) torpedo tubes. The armament consisted of a sloping deck 2-4” thick armour while the conning tower was protected by 6”.
