Petr Velikyy (1872)

Petr Velikyy
Career	Details
Russian Name:	Петр Великий
Builder:	Galernii Island, St. Petersburg
Laid down:	1 June, 1869
Launched:	27 August, 1872
Completed:	14 October, 1876
Hulked:	1922
Fate:	Scrapped
General Characteristics
Displacement:	9,665 tons
Length:	328 feet 2 inches (oa)
Beam:	62 feet 3 inches
Draught:	23 feet 9 inches
Propulsion (as built):	2 Horizontal Compound Engines, 8,258 ihp. 12 rectangular boilers
Propulsion (1881):	2 Double Explansion Engines, 5,500 ihp. 12 oval boilers
Speed:	14 knots (as built) 12.9 knots (1881)
Bunkerage:	1,200 tons (coal)
Complement:	432
Armament (as built):	4 × BL 12"/20 guns in twin barbettes 6 × BL 3.4" guns on single mountings
Armament (1881):	4 × BL 12"/20 guns in twin barbettes 4 × BL 8.4" guns on single mountings 6 × BL 3.4" guns on single mountings 2 × 15" torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armament (1905):	4 × BL 8"/50 Pattern 1905 guns in twin barbettes 6 × BL 6" guns on single mountings 12 × QF 75mm guns on single mountings 4 × 57mm/(?) Hotchkiss guns 4 × 47mm/(?) Hotchkiss guns

Petr Velikyy (Петр Великий) was the first modern battleship to be built for the Imperial Russian Navy. From laying down to the estimated time of her scrapping her service spanned half a century.

For details on the design and construction of Petr Velikyy, please see Petr Velikyy Class (1872)