【AA字幕組/戰艦世界】1:42戰艦說故事 #5諾維克號巡洋艦
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戰爭對日本來臨,俄羅斯艦隊需要一個新的保護艇,不僅能完成其主要任務,還能防禦敵艦,並提供發射支援
其主要表現特徵之一,必須是它的速度
1902年,俄羅斯艦隊加入了第二名保護艇Navik
Light and fast, with a maximum speed of 25 knots, this vessel represented a new step forward in world shipbuilding
Navik became the forefather of a category of scout cruisers, also referred to as scouts, that later appeared in fleets of many countries around the world
Russian engineers developed the technical specifications for the new ship, then a tender procedure was organized that ended with a contract being signed with the German company Schachau
The description of the ship's design, printed in an admiralty report, said that the Navik-class Rank II cruiser is an enormous destroyer, with a displacement of 3,000 tons and a maximum speed of 25 knots
The cruiser was almost 110 meters long, more than 12 meters wide, and had a draft of 5 meters
The ship's main protection came from the armored deck, consisting of two layers of armored plates with a total thickness of 30 millimeters in the horizontal section
During final testing, Navik managed to move at an average speed over 25 knots, making her the fastest cruiser in the world
The ship's primary armament consisted of six 120-mm cannon guns mounted on the upper deck
Two guns were installed on the bow and stern, and four more on the sides
The cruiser also had six single-barrel Hotchkiss guns of 47-mm caliber to repel attacks by enemy destroyers
Another two 37-mm Hotchkiss guns were mounted on the bridge wings
Her armament also included five torpedo launchers for self-propelled whitehead torpedoes
Navik was laid down in February 1900 at a shipyard in Danzig
In April 1902, the ship officially completed full-speed trials, raised St. Andrew's colors, and sailed to Kronstadt
She did not stay there long
In the middle of September 1902, the ship departed for the Russian Far East
And after a journey of six and a half months, with stops in about 20 cities in Europe, Africa, and Asia,
Navik arrived at Port Arthur and joined the squadron of the Pacific Fleet
From the very beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, Navik became the most active ship of the Russian squadron
The cruiser was commanded by Rank II Captain Nikolai Otsevich von Essen,
who would later become commander-in-chief of the Baltic Fleet
and one of the most famous Russian naval officers of the early 20th century
Navik left harbor more often than other ships
She fired at Japanese shore emplacements, engaged the enemy ironclad Mikasa,
and fought various cruisers and entire squads of destroyers
She received damage, but always returned to sea after repairs
In March 1904, Rank II Captain Maximilian Fyodorovich von Schulz
became the new captain of the cruiser
The ship left Port Arthur for the last time
and set sail for Vladivostok together with the squadron
On July 28, 1904, Navik, together with the Russian squadron,
tried to force their way through from Port Arthur
In the Yellow Sea, the 1st Pacific Squadron engaged the Japanese fleet
Navik was among the ships who managed to battle through
She built up speed of 24 knots
and left the enemy far behind by skillfully maneuvering and shooting back
The captain of the cruiser decided to sail to Vladivostok independently
going around the Japanese islands
in order to avoid meeting enemy ships in the Tsushima Strait
This last 3,000-mile voyage through rough seas
after a difficult battle against the Japanese fleet
became a true test of the capabilities of Navik
and the skills of her crew
Moreover, her coal consumption dramatically increased
when her speed exceeded 15 knots
so fuel shortage became an extremely acute issue
Ten days later, the cruiser arrived at post-Khorsakov
in the southern part of Sakhalin
Vladivostok was still 500 miles away
and the captain deemed it reasonable to replenish his coal stock
Then, by a fatal coincidence, two Japanese cruisers
Tsushima and Chitose appeared on the horizon
The Russian ship decided to fight her way out
and engaged Tsushima in an artillery duel
In a one-hour battle, Navik managed to inflict such serious damage
to her more powerful adversary
that the Japanese ship had to retreat
Unfortunately, Navik also received three holes below the waterline
and extensive damage to her superstructure
Four men were killedand eleven injured
It was impossible to make repairs
and the ship took on a lot of water
In addition, other Japanese ships
alerted by a radio message from Tsushima
hurried to post-Khorsakov
The decision was made to scuttle the ship
On August 7, 1904, the heroic Navik
sank to the bottom near South Sakhalin
