First Battleships of the Coast Defense of Russian Emperor Fleet. Part 2

• Main Authors: Yuri F. Katorin, Anatolii P. Nyrkov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sochi State University 2016-09-01
• Series: Bylye Gody
• Subjects: Baltic fleet; the history of shipbuilding; coast defense; monitor; armored frigate; the Battleship of coast defense; E.E. Gulyayev
• Online Access: http://bg.sutr.ru/journals_n/1472756489.pdf

In this article it is told about design and building in Russia of the second generation tower armored ships, are given their characteristics, are described design features, and also basic stages of service in the composition of Baltic fleet, the advantages and disadvantages in the projects are analyzed. The materials of article are the continuation of publication in № 4 (38) periodical «Bylye Gody» in 2015 the year. Are described the difficulties, which arose during the organization of their building at the Russian plants. Prove laws governing the passage from “monitor” diagram to the nautical Battleship of coast defense. On the basis the analysis of the represented materials there are determined the basic stages of the formation of the Russian school of military ship building.