Design and Construction of The Ship
The ship was laid down at the Nikolayev shipyard in October 1898, launched in October 1900, and commissioned in 1904. She was named in honour of Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, a military figure of the 18th century. The vessel was built based on the prototype of the Russian battleship Tri Sviatitelia and a modernized version of Peresviet-class battleships (see Oslyabya). The armour scheme was designed after HMS Majestic.
Several innovations were incorporated in the design. This was the first Russian battleship with liquid-fuelled boilers (although these were replaced by coal-fired boilers after a fire during trials) and centralised fire control.
Read more about this topic: Russian Battleship Potemkin
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