BC - Borodino (1915)

Borodino
Бородино
CC- Borodin
The Borodino class battlecruiser project was intended for the Baltic Fleet. Design work began as early as 1912. However, during the war there were problems with the supply of boilers and turbines from the British manufacturer. During the war there were also problems with the supply of shipbuilding materials and there were also problems with the construction workers. For these reasons, the entire class of ships was cancelled. In 1917 the first trio of ships were launched, the completion of the Ismail was scheduled for early 1918. However, due to the October Revolution, work on the ship almost stopped, and later the hull was considered for conversion to an aircraft carrier, but by the end of 1920 construction did not continue. The built hulls were sold for scrap.


Start of construction: at the Admiralty shipyards, St. Petersburg 19.12.1913
Launching: 1.7.1915
Work stopped: 1917
Scrapped: 1922 sold for scrap, scrapped in Bremen 1923



TTD:
Displacement:
Combat: 38,000 t
Normal: 32,500 t
Standard: 29 000 t
Overall length: 228.6 m
Length at waterline: 221.9 m
Width: 30.5 m
Draught: m 10.2 m


Propulsion:
Boilers: 25 Yarrow
Turbines: 4 xParsonson turbines
Power: 68,000Hp
Crew: 1250 (1625)
Speed: 26.5 knots
Range: 3830 nautical miles at 16 knots
1,880 nautical miles at 26.5 knots
Fuel: 650 - 1,950 max. tons of coal + 525 - 1,575 max. tons of fuel oil


Armament:
4x3x 356 mm (14"/52)
24x1x 130 mm (5.1"/55)
8x1x 75 mm (3"/50)
4x1x 63 mm
6 Torpedo tubes r. 533 mm (21"/sub)


Armour:
Deck:63 mm
Sides: 238-100mm
Main gun turrets:400 mm
Artillery in barbettes: 305 /250 mm


Sensors:
Optical rangefinders and sights
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Photos from launching the boat
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