Russian monitor Novgorod

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A scale model of Novgorod as she appeared after 1875
Class overview
Preceded by	Petr Veliky
Succeeded by	Vitse-admiral Popov
Built	1871–1874
In service	1874–1903
Completed	1
Scrapped	1
History
Russian Empire
Name	Novgorod
Namesake	Novgorod
Builder	New Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
Cost	2,830,000 rubles (excluding armament)
Laid down	29 December 1871[Note 1]
Launched	2 June 1873
Completed	1874
Decommissioned	1 May 1903
Reclassified	As a coast-defense ironclad, 13 February 1892
Stricken	3 July 1903
Fate	Sold for scrap, December 1911
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Monitor
Displacement	2,491 long tons (2,531 t)
Length	101 ft (30.8 m)
Beam	101 ft (30.8 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed power	3,360 ihp (2,510 kW) 8 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion	6 shafts, 6 compound-expansion steam engines
Speed	6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)
Range	480 nautical miles (890 km; 550 mi) at full speed
Complement	151 officers and crewmen
Armament	2 × 28 cm L/20 M67 (11-in) rifled muzzle-loading guns
Armour	Belt: 7–9 in (178–229 mm) Barbette: 7–9 in (178–229 mm) Deck: 2.75 in (70 mm)

Novgorod (Russian: Новгород) was a monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. She was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still survives in popular naval myth as one of the worst warships ever built. However, a more balanced assessment shows that she was relatively effective in her designed role as a coast-defence ship. The hull was circular to reduce draught while allowing the ship to carry much more armour and a heavier armament than other ships of the same size. Novgorod played a minor role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and was reclassified as a coast-defence ironclad in 1892. The ship was decommissioned in 1903 and used as a storeship until she was sold for scrap in 1911.
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