Russian cruiser Pallada (1899)

Pallada circa 1903
History
Russian Empire
Name	Pallada
Namesake	Pallas (daughter of Triton)
Builder	Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down	1 December 1895
Launched	August 1899
Fate	Sunk, 8 December 1904
Empire of Japan
Name	Tsugaru
Acquired	by Japan as prize of war, 1905
Decommissioned	1922
Fate	Expended as target, 1924
General characteristics
Class and type	Pallada-class protected cruiser
Displacement	6,731 long tons (6,839 t)
Length	126.8 m (416 ft)
Beam	16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Draught	7.3 m (24 ft)
Installed power	26 Belleville boilers 13,000 ihp (9,700 kW)
Propulsion	3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	578
Armament	8 × 152 mm (6 in) guns 24 × 75 mm (3 in) guns 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 3 × 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck: 50–62 mm (2.0–2.4 in) Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in)

Pallada was the lead ship in the Pallada class of protected cruisers in the Imperial Russian Navy. She was built in the Admiralty Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The new class was a major improvement on previous Russian cruisers, although the armor protection was light.