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Russian cruiser Diana (1899)
Diana
Diana and Retvizan in transit at Weh Island, Dutch East Indies, on their way to Port Arthur in 1903
Career (Russia) Ensign of the Russian Navy
Builder: Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg
Laid down: 23 May 1897
Launched: 30 September 1899
Commissioned: 10 December 1901
Fate: Scrapped at Bremen in 1922
General characteristics
Class & type: Pallada-class protected cruiser
Displacement: 6657 tons
Length: 126.8 m (416.0 ft)
Beam: 16.8 m (55.1 ft)
Propulsion: Triple shaft. Three triple expansion reciprocating steam engines; 24 coal-fired Belleville boilers. Total power 11,600 hp
Speed: 20 knots
Complement: 570

The Diana was the second of three Pallada-class protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. The cruiser served as part of the First Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War and took part in the Battle of the Yellow Sea on August 10, 1904. Later, she served as part of Russian Baltic Fleet during World War I but saw little action.

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