Russian destroyer Kapitan Saken

History
Russian Empire
NameLeytenant Pushin
Ordered15 June 1905
Laid down24 June 1906
Launched14 September 1907
Completed3 October 1909
RenamedKapitan Saken, 8 April 1907
FateScrapped, early 1930s
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeLeytenant Shestakov-class destroyer
Displacement640 long tons (650 t)
Length74.07 m (243 ft 0 in)
Beam8.28 m (27 ft 2 in)
Draft2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range1,944 nmi (3,600 km; 2,237 mi)
Complement94
Armament

Kapitan Saken (Russian: Капитан Сакен) was a Leytenant Shestakov-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. Construction began under the name of Leytenant Pushin (Russian: Лейтенант Пушин), but she was renamed Kapitan Saken in 1907. Completed in 1909, she served in the Black Sea Fleet and participated in the First World War.

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