Tatabánya-Class Cruiser

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Class overview
Name: Tatabánya-class cruiser
Operators: Naval Jack of the Soviet Union.svg Red Navy
Preceded by: Veretendre-class
Succeeded by: Khoydok-class
Built: 1897 – 1902
In commission: 1899 – 1921
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Lost: 3
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Protected cruiser
Displacement:
  • 9,900 tons standard
  • 11,013 tons fully loaded
Length: 130 meters
Beam: 20 meters
Draft: 7.35 meters
Propulsion:
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion engines
  • 16 × straight-tube boilers
  • 2 × shafts each driving three-bladed propellers
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)
Complement: 673 officers and crew
Armament:
  • Guns:
  • 16 × 15cm/50 caliber guns
  • 18 × 7.5cm/50 caliber guns
  • 12 × 4.5cm/40 caliber guns
  • 4 × 1-pounder guns
  • 8 × 1-pounder autocannons
  • 2 × machine guns

The Tatabánya-class was a class of six protected cruisers that served in the Ruvelkan Red Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. The cruisers were authorized in 1898 in response to the ongoing naval buildups in neighboring Syara and Górska. They were originally designed as an improved version of the previous Veretendre-class, but later decisions resulted in an increase in expected weight as well as better armor protection.

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