Borodino Class Battleship - Ships

Ships

• Borodino (Бородино) was built by the Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. Laid down July 1899, launched September 1901, completed August 1904. This ship was named after the Battle of Borodino. Sunk at the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905 with only one survivor.
• Imperator Alexander III (Император Александр III) was built by Baltic Works, St Petersburg. Laid down July 1899, launched November 1903, completed August 1903. This ship was named after Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Sunk at Tsushima on 27 May 1905 with no survivors.
• Oryol (Орёл, Russian: Eagle) was built by Galerniy Island yard, St Petersburg. Laid down 1900, Launched July 1902, completed October 1904. Captured by the Japanese after sustaining heavy damage at Tsushima and extensively re-built. Served as Iwami in the Imperial Japanese Navy and scrapped in 1922.
• Knyaz Suvorov (Князь Суворов) was built by Baltic Works, St Petersburg. Laid down July 1901, launched September 1902, completed September 1904. This ship was named after the great 18th-century Russian general Alexander Suvorov. Flagship at Tsushima, where it was sunk on 27 May 1905.
• Slava (Слава, Russian: Glory) was built by Baltic Works, St Petersburg. Laid down October 1902, launched August 1903, completed June 1905. Completed too late to accompany fleet to the East. Served in the Baltic during World War I. Scuttled after sustaining heavy damage during the Battle of Moon Sound on 17 October 1917.