Retvizan

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Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, built in the United States and best known for its service and damage during the Russo-Japanese War, particularly at the Battle of Port Arthur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armoredType belt-armored battleship ⓘ
builder Cramp shipyard ⓘ
William Cramp & Sons ⓘ
builtIn United States ⓘ
capturedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
capturedDuring Siege of Port Arthur ⓘ
completedInYear 1902 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
damagedIn Battle of Port Arthur ⓘ
designedBy American naval architects ⓘ
displacement approximately 12,700 tons ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
fleetAssignment Russian Pacific Squadron ⓘ
groundedAt entrance to Port Arthur harbor ⓘ
homePort Port Arthur ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
launchedInYear 1900 ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 18 knots ⓘ
navalTechnologyEra pre-dreadnought era ⓘ
notableEvent torpedoed at Port Arthur in 1904 ⓘ
notableFor being one of the few major Russian battleships built in the United States ⓘ
heavy damage and survival at Port Arthur ⓘ
operator Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
operatorAfterCapture Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedInBattle Battle of Port Arthur ⓘ
Battle of the Yellow Sea ⓘ
primaryArmament 12-inch naval guns ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ
refloatedAfterDamage yes ⓘ
renamedAfterCapture Hizen ⓘ
linked to: Hizen Province
scrappedInDecade 1920s ⓘ
secondaryArmament 6-inch guns ⓘ
servedInConflict Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
servedUnderFlag Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan

Russian Empire ⓘ
shipClass Retvizan-class battleship ⓘ
shipyardLocation Philadelphia ⓘ
usedAs coast defense ship (under Japanese service) ⓘ
usedInRole fleet flagship (temporarily) ⓘ

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