Russian cruiser Pamiat Merkuria (1878)
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The Pamiat' Merkuria (Russian: Память Меркурия) was an unarmored cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
of the Imperial Russian Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
. She was initially named Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярославль), but was renamed on 9 April 1883. She was a barque-rigged steel and iron ship with a ram bow. She had two unprotected 152 mm (6 in) guns as bow and stern chasers
Chase gun
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and the other four in unprotected sponson
Sponson
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s on the upper deck. Her torpedo tubes were on swivels above water. She was reputedly a good sea boat.
She spent her career assigned to the Black Sea Fleet.
See also
protected cruiserProtected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
Pamiat Merkuria
Russian cruiser Pamiat Merkuria
The Pamiat' Merkuria was a protected cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She saw service during World War I in the Black Sea, survived the Russian Civil War in a damaged state and was repaired by the Soviets, renamed as Komintern, and put into service as a training cruiser.-Service...