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Saturday, 30 July 2016

New Russian 22.800 tons battleships designed according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1907-1908 no. 5


An item reported that the discussions dealing with the new Russian battleship designs resulted in a 22.800 tons ships with a speed of 21 miles and a main armament of 10-30,5cm guns. As soon as the Duma approved the budget of 28.250.000 Dutch guilders was the building to be started.(1)

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1. The Gangut-class battleships realized between 1909-1914 with a main armament of 4x3-30,5cm/12” guns and a displacement of 24.800 tons?