Ships
Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Entered service | Cost | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peresvet (Пересвет) | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg | 21 November 1895 | 19 May 1898 | 1901 | 10,540,000 rubles | Foundered 4 January 1917 after hitting a mine |
Oslyabya (Ослябя) | New Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg | 21 November 1894 | 8 December 1898 | 1903 | 11,340,000 rubles | Sunk 27 May 1905 during the Battle of Tsushima |
Pobeda (Победа) | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg | 21 February 1899 | 10 May 1900 | 1902 | 10,050,000 rubles | Broken up, 1922–23 or 1946 |
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