Osetr-class submarine
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Name | Osetr class |
Builders | Libau Arsenal, Latvia |
Operators | ![]() |
In commission | 1905–1913 |
Completed | 6 |
Retired | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Complement | 12 (including 2 officers) |
Armament | 3 × 18-inch torpedo tubes (2 bow, 1 stern) |
The Osetr class were a group of submarines built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo–Japanese War. The boats were ordered in the 1904 emergency programme. The boats were designed by American engineer Simon Lake and had wheels fitted for moving around on the sea bed as well as wet/dry chambers for divers. Osetr was the former Protector sold by Lake to the Russians and re-assembled in Russia. The diving depth was around 30 metres (98 ft).
Ships
[edit]All ships were built by the Lake company at the Libau Arsenal (Latvia) and were launched in 1904
Ship | Namesake | Service / Fate |
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Bychok - Бычок | Goby | Decommissioned 1913 |
Kefal - Кефаль | Mullet | Decommissioned 1913 |
Osetr - Осётр (ex Protector) | Sturgeon | Decommissioned 1913 |
Paltus - Палтус | Halibut | Decommissioned 1913 |
Plotva - Плотва | Roach | Decommissioned 1913 |
Sig - Сиг | Coregonus | Decommissioned 1913 |
References
[edit]- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921