Coastal Defence Ships

[Brian James]

Admiral Ushakov-Class Coastal Defence Ship IRN Admiral Seniavin pictured in 1901. She was built at the Baltic Works Shipyards,Saint Petersburg in 1896.She was one of eight Russian Pre-Dreadnought Battleships captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy from the Russians during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. She subsequently served in the Japanese Navy under the name Mishima until sunk as a target in 1936.

[designeraccd]

Plus she had 2 sisters!! DFO

[ivorthediver]

Great Photo's there thanks Dennis , I can see why the stokers lot was not a happy one in those days .

[designeraccd]

Two nice views of the old "Admiral"!! DFO

[designeraccd]

Here is a survivor in IJN service......... DFO

[Brian James]

Admiral Ushakov Class Coastal Defense Battleship General Admiral Apraksin pictured undergoing repairs at Kotlin Island Graving Dock at Kronstadt in 1901....In November 1899, shortly after entering service with the Baltic Fleet, General-Admiral Apraksin ran aground on Hogland Island in the Gulf of Finland. It was hoped that she could be salvaged, as a similar incident in 1897 had cost the Russian Navy another Battleship, Gangut. General-Admiral Apraksin's crew were ordered to remain aboard to maintain the ship as best they could when the Gulf froze over for the winter.
On the recommendation of radio pioneer A.S. Popov the ship's crew established a radio station on the island to maintain communication with the fleet's headquarters at Kronstadt (via a station at Kymi) in January 1900, after several weeks' delay. Meanwhile, Rear-Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky was assigned to lead the salvage operations. The results of the grounding were such that attempting to tow General-Admiral Apraksin free would likely leave her irreparable and in danger of foundering, and instead Rozhestvensky employed a civilian mining corporation to remove the rocks holding General-Admiral Apraksin with small explosive charges. Assisting the salvage efforts was the Icebreaker Yermak. Rozhestvensky initially had doubts as to the usefulness of Yermak, but she proved her value during the operation, which was successfully concluded in the first part of May. After General-Admiral Apraksin was freed she was towed back to Kronstadt for the necessary repairs. During the Russo-Japanese war she was captured as a prize of war, repaired and commissioned into the IJN as Okinoshima, she retained her original three 10-inch 45 calibre guns, six 6-inch 40 caliber Armstrong Z guns and two 47mm guns. She was scrapped in 1939.

[Brian James]

Admiral Ushakov Class Coastal Defence Pre-Dreadought Battleship, General-Admiral Apraksin pictured at Kotlin Island Dry Dock, St Petersburg in 1901. She was one of eight Russian Pre-Dreadnought Battleships captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. She subsequently served in the Japanese Navy as Okinoshima (沖ノ島) until removed from service in 1922.