Post by Russia on Sept 6, 2004 18:58:18 GMT -5
With an obsolete navy consisting largely of pre-dreadnoughts, armoured cruisers, and ships from the 1890's, it has become clear that the Imperial Russian Navy needs a major modernization. The Admiralty has ordered dozens of obsolete ships scrapped, while new, modern ships are built.
Once modernization is finished (by 1916), the Imperial Russian Navy will be a potent fighting force with 40 Novik-based "super-destroyers", with excellent speed and armamament, 19 dreadnought battleships, 7 "semi-dreadnoughts" (these will be scrapped and replaced with more modern designs, however this cannot be done at the moment, and replacing all pre-dreadnoughts is not an easy task), and 25 cruisers (obsolete designs from the 1890's will be scrapped, while the decent Muraviev class light cruiser will have 15 built and the Rurik class heavy cruiser 10).
In a smaller move, one Kars class gunboat is being transferred to the Baltic from the Caspian, while another one will remain at Baku.
In terms of submarines, the old Delfin class will be transferred to the Caspian Flotilla, the six Kasatka class submarines will be retained (somewhat useful still), seven Holland class subs will be scrapped, two Karp class will be scrapped, 4 Kayman will be retained, one Minoga will be scrapped, 24 new Bars type built, and 18 AG type submarines shall be built.
Once modernization is finished (by 1916), the Imperial Russian Navy will be a potent fighting force with 40 Novik-based "super-destroyers", with excellent speed and armamament, 19 dreadnought battleships, 7 "semi-dreadnoughts" (these will be scrapped and replaced with more modern designs, however this cannot be done at the moment, and replacing all pre-dreadnoughts is not an easy task), and 25 cruisers (obsolete designs from the 1890's will be scrapped, while the decent Muraviev class light cruiser will have 15 built and the Rurik class heavy cruiser 10).
In a smaller move, one Kars class gunboat is being transferred to the Baltic from the Caspian, while another one will remain at Baku.
In terms of submarines, the old Delfin class will be transferred to the Caspian Flotilla, the six Kasatka class submarines will be retained (somewhat useful still), seven Holland class subs will be scrapped, two Karp class will be scrapped, 4 Kayman will be retained, one Minoga will be scrapped, 24 new Bars type built, and 18 AG type submarines shall be built.
