"Imperial Russian Costal Defense Monitor Novgorod" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 12 Nov 2025 9:49 a.m. PST |
Certainly one of the most unusual ship designs ever commissioned, the Imperial Russian monitor Novgorod is noteworthy due to its circular hull design. Many accounts of the time ridiculed the design and seized upon anecdotal accounts which emphasized perceived liabilities, but other descriptions underscore the ship's unique advantages in her intended role. Pictured is a contemporary etching of Novgorod underway in her original configuration… Inch High Guy: link |
 Grelber  | 12 Nov 2025 10:04 a.m. PST |
Pity they weren't still in commission in 1914 for the Great War. Having them try to repel an Ottoman raid led by Goeben/Yavuz Sultan Selim would be interesting. I suppose they would have been thirty some years old by then, and would have required a thorough refit, probably with new boilers and engines, and perhaps with new guns, too. Fun to think about, though. Grelber |
| 79thPA | 13 Nov 2025 8:59 a.m. PST |
That could be interesting. The Austro-Hungarians used monitors in the Danube flotilla. |
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