Knyaz Suvorov

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

After the Russo-Japanese War, in which almost all battleships of the Russian fleet were lost, there was a need to build new ships of this class. By the spring of 1906, the characteristics of ships under construction for the British and American fleets—Dreadnought and Michigan—had become known, prompting discussions in the Admiralty about creating ships that would not be inferior in power to foreign models. Following these discussions, the Marine Technical Committee began developing preliminary designs for a new ship. In April 1907, a program was adopted that envisioned the construction of four ships with a displacement of about 20,000 tons. One of the final project variants, dated September 1907, had the following characteristics: ten 305 mm guns in five twin turrets arranged in a linear-rhombic pattern, 14 secondary guns, 22,000 tons full displacement, a 203 mm main armor belt, and a speed of 22 knots.