Allied Warships

Light cruisers

Kraznyi Kavkaz class

1 ship

Technical information

TypeLight cruiser
Displacement7560 BRT 
Length555 feet (oa) 
Complement866 men 
Armament4 7.1" guns (4x1).
12 3.9" AA guns (6x2).
2 3" AA guns (2x1).
12 21" torpedo tubes (4x3).
100 mines.
2 aircraft.
1 catapult. 
Max speed25 knots
EnginesGeared turbines, 4 shafts  
Power55000 HP 
Notes on classOne of four Admiral Nakhimov class light cruisers authorised before World War One. Named Admiral Lazarev and was to have been armed with fifteen 5.1" guns.

In 1924 the Soviet Government decided to complete this ship to a revised design. In December 1926 she was renamed Krasnyi Kavkaz and reconstruction began in September 1927. 

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Kraznyi Kavkaz


1 Light cruiser of the Kraznyi Kavkaz class.

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