:::: Naval Vessels - RUSSIA/U.S.S.R. - ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS
DNIEPR – VOLUNTEER FLEET LINER 1
Code - N7711
£1.35
Class - 1
Date - 1894
Description - DNIEPR N7711
Completed 1894 as Russian Government liner,
St Petersburg serving as part of the Volunteer fleet.
Name changed to Dniepr in 1903 She took part in the
Tsushima campaign, being detached 25 May 1905.
After the war she took back her old name and by WW1
served as a Hospital ship.
Tonnage 5,432 tons gross
Dimensions 129 x 15.75m x 4.1 m
Armament 7 x 120mm, 18x 37mm
Speed 19 knots
