Osetr-class submarine

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|Name=Osetr class

|Builders=Libau Arsenal, Latvia

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|In commission range=1905–1913

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|Ship type= Submarine

|Ship displacement=* 153 tons surfaced

  • 187 tons submerged

|Ship length= {{convert|22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam= {{convert|3.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught= {{convert|3.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*2 shafts: petrol / electric

  • 2 × {{convert|120|hp|abbr=on|lk=in}} / 2 x {{convert|65|hp|abbr=on}}

|Ship speed= * {{convert|8.5|kn|lk=in}} surfaced

  • {{convert|4.5|kn}} submerged

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|Ship complement=12 (including 2 officers)

|Ship armament=3 × 18-inch torpedo tubes (2 bow, 1 stern)

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The Osetr class were a group of submarines built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo–Japanese War. The boats were ordered in the 1904 emergency programme. The boats were designed by American engineer Simon Lake and had wheels fitted for moving around on the sea bed as well as wet/dry chambers for divers. Osetr was the former Protector sold by Lake to the Russians and re-assembled in Russia. The diving depth was around {{convert|30|m|ft}}.

Ships

All ships were built by the Lake company at the Libau Arsenal (Latvia) and were launched in 1904

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Ship

! Namesake

! Service / Fate

Bychok - Бычок

| Goby

| Decommissioned 1913

Kefal - Кефаль

| Mullet

| Decommissioned 1913

Osetr - Осётр (ex Protector)

|Sturgeon

|Decommissioned 1913

Paltus - Палтус

|Halibut

|Decommissioned 1913

Plotva - Плотва

|Roach

|Decommissioned 1913

Sig - Сиг

|Coregonus

|Decommissioned 1913

References

  • {{cite book|last1=Polmar|first1=Norman|last2=Noot|first2=Jurrien|title=Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990 |year=1991 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-570-1 |name-list-style=amp}}

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Category:Submarine classes

Category:Submarines of the Imperial Russian Navy