Rurik.

About Rurik

Rurik was the last armored cruiser to be built for the Imperial Russian Navy. The ship was designed by the British firm Vickers, Sons and Maxim and built in their shipyard, being laid down in 1905 and completed in 1908. She was armed with a main battery of four 254 mm (10 in) guns and a secondary battery of eight 203 mm (8 in) guns; her top speed was rated at 21 knots. Her design was well regarded and naval historians rate her as one of the best vessels of her type ever built. Intended as the first of a three-ship class, Rurik's sisters were cancelled with the advent of the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible which was more powerfully armed and faster such that Rurik was rendered obsolete.