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The difference of the Russian Baltics dreadnoughts ( Sevastopol type) soon after commissioning.Due that all sister ships have built on the different shipyards, they had some difference in constructions.
“Sevastopol” and “Petropavlovsk” were built by Baltic shipyard . “Gangut” and “Poltava” – on Admiralty shipyard. The both shipyards are located in Sankt-Petersburg.
1.Aft funnel GANGUT and POLTAVA :
There were the inclined ladders from the main deck up to the searchlight platform with the hatches .
In additional there were spar ladders, but without hatches on the searchlight platform ( see photo 1) .
Photo 1
Sevastopol and Petropavlovsk :
There was only spar ladder with hatch on the platform ( see photo 2).
Photo 2
Sevastopol and Petropavlovsk :
there were nettings in front on , and behind atf funnel ( see parallelepiped construction between big ventilation hatches on the photo 3)
Photo 3
There were no netting on the Gangut and Poltava ( see photo 4)
Photo 4
All ships had a different places for deck-mounted winches which operated with coal derricks
Bow area• There were ventilation tubes near anchors hawsehole on Sevastopol and Poltava ( on the direction to the stern) ( see photo 5)
Photo 5
1. AfterdeckSevastopol and Petropavlovsk : there were skylights on the afterdeck ( see photo 6)
Photo 6
Gangut and Poltava : there were two additional portholes on the port side and star-board side (see photo 7)
Photo 7
Aft conning towerGangut and Poltava : the boxes for signal flags were installed inside the bridge rail ( see photo
Photo 8
Sevastopol and Petropavlovsk : the boxes for signal flags were installed inside and outside the bridge rail ( see photo 9)
photo 9
2. Net defence booms .• - “Poltava” and “Gangut” : the blocks for boom topping lifts were fixed on the top of main armor belt (see photo 10)
Photo 10
• - “Sevastopol” and “Petropavlovsk” : the blocks for boom topping lifts were fixed on the middle level of casemate ( see photo 11)
Photo 11
3. Upper ( main) deck near aft conning tower: All ships had a skylights on the left and right sides of aft conning tower ( please note : there weren't ventilation mushrooms) (Photo 12)
Photo 12
4. Upper (main) deck near crans• - “Poltava” and “Gangut” : the ladders from upper deck to lower deck were parallel of center plane.
• - “Sevastopol” and “Petropavlovsk” : the ladders from upper deck to lower deck were perpendicular of center plane.
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5. Upper (main) deck between aft conning tower and aft gun tower.- the torpedo loading hatches were installed parallel of center plane on all ships.
6. The hatches on ventilation trunks• “Gangut” and “Poltava” : hinges line is perpendicular to the center plane ( see photo 13).
Photo 13
• “Sevastopol” and “Petropavlovsk” : hinges line is parallel to the center plane. ( Photo 14)
Photo 14
7. Additional platform on the back side of the front funnel.• - “Poltava” and “Gangut” : there were no platforms.
• - • “Sevastopol” and “Petropavlovsk” : there were platforms with vertical spar ladder.
Individual features of the ships.1. «Poltava» – the holes on the tops of funnels
2. «Petropavlovsk» –has 7 portholes between the two stern guns on starboard and 6 portholes on the portside. Other sister ships had 6 portholes from both sides.
3. «Sevastopol» – unusual shape of the second level of forward housing near the funnel ( compare with other sister ships). See photo 15
Photo 15
4. Differences in the rails on the bridge superstructure and on the platform on the aft funnel.
Bow superstructure Aft funnel Aft superstructure
«Sevastopol» three lines two lines two lines
«Petropavlovsk» three lines two lines three lines
«Gangut» three lines three lines three lines
«Poltava» three lines two lines three lines
Alexey Lezhnev.
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