Uragan-class monitor
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | USS Monitor |
| Cost | 1,155,000 rubles (average) |
| Built | 1863–1865 |
| In commission | 1865–1900 |
| Completed | 10 |
| Scrapped | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Monitor |
| Displacement | 1,500–1,600 long tons (1,500–1,600 t) |
| Length | 201 ft (61.3 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft (14.0 m) |
| Draft | 10.16–10.84 ft (3.1–3.3 m) |
| Installed power | 340–500 ihp (254–373 kW), 2 rectangular Morton boilers |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 2-cylinder horizontal direct-acting steam engine |
| Speed | 5–7.75 knots (9.26–14.35 km/h; 5.75–8.92 mph) |
| Range | 1,440 nmi (2,670 km; 1,660 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
| Complement | 96–110 |
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The Uragan class (also known as the Bronenosetz class, Russian: броненосец, "armor carrier" or "warship") was a class of monitors built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. The ships were built to the plans of the American Passaic-class monitors, a design that was tested on a smaller scale on USS Monitor. A total of 10 ships were constructed at five different shipyards in Saint Petersburg, all entering service in 1865. The ships were among the first ironclad warships in the Russian Navy.