Imperial Russian Navy of the Great War Statistics
(1914-1918)

 

 

Here are some useful statistics relating to the fleet and weapons of the Imperial Russian Navy of the Great War.  The first section details the major ships lost during the conflict and the circumstances of their loss.  The section that follows details the capabilities of the guns used by Russian ships of the period.  More statistics will follow as we obtain them and place them here for you to see.

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Battleships, Cruisers, and Destroyers Lost

Here are statistics reflecting the major Russian warships sunk, captured, or scuttled during the Great War.  Each warship is listed on the table below along with its class, the conditions of its loss, and the date of the event.  As you can see the Russian fleet lost relatively few large combatants during the war.  This was mainly the result of the overly cautious admirals holding the fleet back from carrying out any large decisive actions.  Many torpedo boats and submarines were also lost during the conflict.
    

Ship and Class

 Conditions of Loss Date
Peresviet (Battleship): Sunk by Mine 4 January 1917
Slava (Borodino Class Battleship): Scuttled off Moon Sound 17 October 1917
Imperatritsa Maria (Battleship): Destroyed by Fire 20 October 1916
Minin (Armored Cruiser): Sunk by Mine in Baltic 16 August 1915
Izumrud (Protected Cruiser):

Sunk by Emden

 28 October 1914
Muraviev Amurski (Cruiser): Captured by Germans 5 August 1914
Admiral Nevelskoi (Muraviev Amurski Class Cruiser): Captured by Germans 5 August 1914
Lieutenant Pushkin (Boiki Class Destroyer): Sunk 9 March 1916
Zhivuchi (Boiki Class Destroyer): Sunk 25 April 1916
Ispolnitelni (Lovki Class Destroyer): Sunk by its own mines 12 December 1914
Letuchi (Lovki Class Destroyer): Capsized 12 December 1914
Bditelni (Destroyer): Sunk by Mine 27 November 1917
Stroini (Storozhevoi Class Destroyer): Bombed by Aircraft 21 August 1917
Kazanetz (Ukraina Class Destroyer): Sunk by Mine 28 October 1916
Dobrovoletz (Emir Bukharski Class Destroyer): Sunk by Mine 21 August 1916
Okhotnik (Destroyer): Sunk by Mine 26 September 1917
Lieutenant Zatzarenni (Lt. Sheshtakov Class Destroyer): Sunk by Mine 30 June 1917
Grom (Azard Class Destroyer): Sunk by Kaiser (BB) 14 October 1917
Korietz (Gilyak Class Gunboat): Scuttled 20 August 1915
Sivutch (Gilyak Class Gunboat): Sunk by Posen (BB) 19 August 1915

     

 

Russian Naval Guns

The guns listed below were the most common found on Russian naval vessels of the period.  All of these guns were rifled breechloaders that used a nitro-cellulose propellant.  They usually fired capped armor piercing shells or steel pointed conventional shells.  Many of the smaller guns used single piece brass cartridge shells rather than the two part shells of the larger cannon.
  
Inches Length in Calibers Initial Velocity
(ft/sec)		 Armor Penetration
(in inches)		 Rounds per Minute Notes
3000 yards 5000 yards 8000 yards
12" 40 2600 18 14 6.5 1/3 -
12" 35 2200 11 8 4.25 1/4 -
10" 45 3000 15.5 12.75 6 1* *Up to 3-6 rounds
10" 45 2500 13 10.5 5 1/2 -
9" 45 2500 11 8.5 4 1 -
9" 35 2400 7.25 5.5 -- 1/2 -
8" 50 3300 10.5 7.5 -- 1* *Up to 3-6 rounds
8" 45 2800 9.5 6 -- 1
6" 45 2900 6 4.25 -- 3 Brass cartridge
6" 45 2600 5 3.25 -- 3 Brass cartridge
5.5" 45 2460 3 -- -- 3 Brass cartridge
4.7" 45 2600 -- -- -- 4 Brass cartridge
3" 60 2700 -- -- -- Uncertain Brass cartridge
3'' 35 2600 -- -- -- Uncertain Brass cartridge

     

 

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