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''Petropavlovsk'' (''Петропавловск'') was the lead ship of the of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She displaced at full load and was long overall, and mounted a main battery of four guns in two twin turrets. ''Petropavlovsk'' participated in the Boxer Rebellion, and during the Russo-Japanese War was the flagship of the First Pacific Squadron, taking part in battles against the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 13 April 1904, the battleship was sunk after striking two mines near Port Arthur. 652 men and 27 officers died, including the Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov and renowned war artist Vasily Vereshchagin. The loss of ''Petropavlovsk'' and Makarov greatly hindered the Russians in the war. ==Design== The first design for ''Petropavlovsk'' and her sister ships of the was approved in January 1891. She was to be an improved version of the battleship , but with most of her armament in barbettes, including four guns. The class was designed with a displacement of at full load. She had a full waterline belt, and the upper hull featured a tumblehome. ''Imperator Nikolai I'' was chosen as a starting point for the design because of her good seakeeping and seaworthiness. Some characteristics were copied from the and the American s, such as the flush-deck hull and ''Brennus'' high freeboard. Following a redesign of the class, ''Petropavlovsk'' ceased to resemble ''Imperator Nikolai I''. The armor plating was changed before construction, and plans for the armament were modified while the ship was being built. The barbettes were replaced with turrets, including wing turrets for some of the secondary guns modeled after those on ''Brennus'', with electric hoists. The propulsion was based on the machinery on . ''Petropavlovsk'' had nickel-steel armor imported from the United States.
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