Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
General-Admiral-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1873–1877
Quantity
2
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
123
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
38
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationArmored cruiser
- Ship TypeArmored cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardNevsky Works, Baltic Works (Saint Petersburg)
- Laid Down1870
- Launched1873
- Commissioned1875
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement5,111.496 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)87.1 m
- Beam14.6 m
- Draft7.44 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement482
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)1 Shaft, 1 compound steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power3,560 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range5,900
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × single 8 in /22 guns
- Main Gun Calibre203 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns2 × single 6 in /23 guns, 4 × single 1.75 in Engstrom guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes2
▲Survivability1MOD.1
- Hull Materialwrought iron
◎Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt 5–6 in iron, central battery 6 in
- Belt Armour152 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1873Production started
- 1877Production ended
153
years in service
4
years in production
2
units produced
04 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
264CRUISERS123PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS1707RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS274PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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