| Russian gunboat Opyt (1861) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Builder: | Carr and MacPherson, St. Petersburg |
| Laid down: | 1861 |
| Launched: | September 27, 1861 |
| Fate: | stricken 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gunboat |
| Displacement: | 270 t (270 long tons) |
| Length: | 37.7 m (124 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 147 kW (197 hp) |
| Speed: | 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) |
| Complement: | 90 officers and men |
| Armament: | 1 × 196 mm (7.7 in) smoothbore gun |
| Armor: |
Iron |
The gunboat Opyt (Russian: Опыт: experience) was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Imperial Russian Navy. It was built by Carr and MacPherson at the Baltic shipyard in Saint Petersburg.[1] English and Russian wrought iron plates 1200 x 1000 mm in size protected the front part of the gunboat.
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- G. Smirnov, V. Smirnov (1984). "БРОНЯ, БАШНИ И ТАРА" (in ru). Moscow. pp. 31–32. http://mkmagazin.almanacwhf.ru/mor_col/mc_bo/mc_bo_06.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- Russian Torpedo Gunboats
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