Russell 1903

TYNE BUILT SHIPS

A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

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Name:	RUSSELL
Type:	Battleship
Keel:	11/03/1899
Launched:	19/02/1901
Completed:	20/02/1903
Builder:	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co
Yard:	Jarrow
Yard Number:	750
Dimensions:	13270disp - 15200disp, 405.0 x 75.5 x 25.8(draft)ft
Engines:	2 x T4cyl (33.5, 54.5 & 63, 63 x 48ins), 18000ihp
Engines by:	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow
Propulsion:	2 x Screws, 19.0knots
Construction:	Steel
Armament:	2 x 2 x 12.0ins, 12 x 1 x 6.0ins guns; 4 x 18.0ins torpedoes

History:
20/02/1903	British Royal Navy
27/04/1916	Sank

Comments:	Member of the Admirals or Duncan Class of battleships. Cost £1,104,051
	27/04/1916: She was steaming off Malta when she struck two mines that had been
	laid by the German U-Boat U73. A fire broke out in the after part of the ship
	After an explosion near the after 12ins (305-mm) turret she took on a dangerous
	list and the order was passed to abandon ship
	However, she sank slowly, allowing most of her crew to escape
	A total of 27 officers and 98 ratings were lost from a complement of 720