FICHA TÉCNICA:
Nombre: OREL, squadron battleship, Russia, 1904, 1:200, OREL
Código: ORE-0061
Fabricante: OREL
Hojas: 20
Escala: 1:200
Dificultad: difícil
Formato: A3
Otros: En inglés, alemán, ruso y polaco.
The squadron battleship "Oriol" was one of the most powerful and advanced ships at the beginning of the twentieth century. The ship was built at the plant on Galerny (Galley) Island in St. Petersburg in May 20, 1900, and went into service in October 1904. The armament of the ship embraced four 305-mm guns, twelve 152-mm guns and over forty guns of the caliber from 75 mm to 47 mm. In course of the preparation for the campaign to the Far East the "Oriol" received telescopic sights for the guns with the caliber from 75 mm to 305 mm, range finders and stations of wireless telegraphy. Being included into the Second Pacific Squadron, it participated in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. In the Tsusimsky Battle in May 14, 1905 the ship received many hits of Japanese shells, but managed to maintain the fighting capacity. In May 15, 1905 the ship was yielded to the Japanese and in May 17 brought to Sasebo. In course of two years the battleship was fundamentally rebuilt with the change of twelve 152-mm guns for six 203-mm guns and 1907 went into service in the Japanese fleet. After the participation in the battles for Tsindao as a part of the first division of battleships of the second squadron "Ivami" in 1918, it took part in the Japanese intervention in the Russian Far East, being for some time a flagship of the Japanese squadron in Vladivostok. From September 1, 1921 the ship was called the battleship of the coastal defense 1-st class, being included until December 1, 1921 into the Sixth division. In April 1921 it was disarmed and turned into a swimming ship-depot, and in September 1, 1922 it was excluded from the lists (according to other data - in 1923) and in the same year was disassembled to metal. According to the other data, in July 1924 (the same time when the "Hizen" wrecked) the hull of "Ivami" was sunk in Miura by the aviation that was using it as a target.