Admiral Makarov was the second of the four Bayan-class armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the mid-1900s. While initially assigned to the Baltic Fleet, the ship was detached to the Mediterranean several times before the start of World War I in 1914. She was modified to lay mines shortly after the war began. Admiral Makarov laid mines herself during the war and provided cover for other ships laying minefields. The ship fought several inconclusive battles with German ships during the war, including the Battle of Åland Islands in mid–1915. She also defended Moon Sound during the German invasion of the Estonian islands in late 1917. Admiral Makarov was decommissioned in 1918 and sold for scrap in 1922.
 Admiral Makarov in 1916
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| History | |
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 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Admiral Makarov |
| Namesake | Admiral Stepan Makarov |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France |
| Laid down | April 1905[Note 1] |
| Launched | 28 May 1906 |
| Completed | April 1908 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bayan-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,750 long tons (7,874 t) standard |
| Length | 449.6 ft (137.0 m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 6 in (17.5 m) |
| Draught | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Installed power | 16,500 ihp (12,300 kW) |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 568 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Admiral_Makarov
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