Russian gunboat Sivuch (1907)

Sivuch (Russian - Сивуч; "sealion") was a Gilyak-class gunboat of the Imperial Russian Navy. During World War I, she was sunk in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga on 19 August 1915[1][2] by the German battleships Nassau and Posen.

For other ships with the same name, see Russian gunboat Sivuch.
History
Russian Empire
NameSivuch
NamesakeSealion
BuilderNevski
Laid down1905
Launched1 August 1907
Completed1908
FateSunk 19 August 1915
General characteristics
Class and typeGilyak-class gunboat
Displacement875 long tons (889 t)
Length218 ft 2 in (66.5 m) (overall)
Beam36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught7 ft 11 in (2.4 m) maximum
Propulsion4 Belleville boilers, 2-shaft VTE, 900 ihp (671 KW), 130 tons coal maximum
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement140
Armament:2 × 4.7in/45 guns
8 × 11-pounder guns
NotesMilitary foremast, pole mainmasr

References
  1. Conway's 1860-1905, p. 201.
  2. Conway′s 1906-1921, p. 301.

Bibliography
  • Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, eds., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1860-1905, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Gray, Randal, ed., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985, ISBN 0-87021-907-3
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