Russian cruiser Minin
Minin at anchor after 1887 refit | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Minin |
| Operators | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | General-Admiral class |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Monomakh |
| Built | 1866–1878 |
| In commission | 1878–1915 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| History | |
| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Minin (Russian: Минин) |
| Namesake | Kuzma Minin |
| Builder | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg |
| Laid down | 24 November 1866 |
| Launched | 3 November 1869 |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Renamed | Ladoga, October 1909 |
| Reclassified | Minelayer, 1909 |
| Fate | Sunk 15 August 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armored cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,136 long tons (6,234 t) |
| Length | 295 ft (89.9 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) |
| Installed power | 5,290 ihp (3,940 kW) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) |
| Complement | 500 officers and crewmen |
| Armament |
|
| Armor | |
The Russian cruiser Minin (Russian: Минин) was an armored cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the 1860s and 1870s. She was renamed Ladoga in 1909 when converted to a minelayer. The ship was sunk in 1915 when she struck a mine laid by a German submarine in the Baltic Sea.