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Friday 18 August 2017

Russian light cruisers under construction at Reval, Estonia according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 6

Svetlana-class

An item reported that Creusot was building at Reval [nowadays Tallinn, Estonia] was building for the Russian navy light cruisers with a displacement of 6.728 tons and as dimensions 158 x 15.25 x 5,53 metres. The machinery consisted of 4 Curtis turbines and 13 boilers supplying 50.000 hp allowing a speed of 29,5 miles. Armour consisted of a 7,5cm thick main belt and a 2,5cm thick deck. The armament consisted pf 15-13cm guns, 4-6,3cm anti aircraft guns, 4 machineguns, 100 mines and 2-45cm submerged torpedo launchers.(1)

Note
1. This must be the Svetlana and the Admiral Greig, both built at the Russo-Baltic shipyard. The Svetlana was laid down on 7 December 1913 and the Admiral Greig on 7 November 1913.The Svetlana was the sole ship of the Svetlana completed as a cruiser although not earlier commissioned as on 1 July 1928.