Izmail Russian Battlecruiser

Izmail Russian Battlecruiser

Izmail was a Borodino-class battlecruiser. The Borodino-class battlecruisers were a group of four battlecruisers ordered by the Imperial Russian Navy before World War I. Also referred to as the Izmail class, they were laid down in late 1912 at Saint Petersburg for service with the Baltic Fleet. Construction of the ships was delayed by a lack of capacity among domestic factories and the need to order some components from abroad. The start of World War I slowed their construction still further, as the imported components were often not delivered and domestic production was diverted into areas more immediately useful for the war effort.

Izmail was 58.3% complete when work stopped in 1917. She was considered for conversion to an aircraft carrier, but this idea was opposed by the Army and the ship was scrapped in 1931.

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