page_title: List of dreadnought battleships of Russia
section_title: Imperator Nikolai I
hierarchical_section_title: List of dreadnought battleships of Russia / Imperator Nikolai I
caption_attribution_description: English: Schema of battleship Imperator Nikolai I, Demokratiya, Soborna Ukraina. Русский: Схема линейного корабля Император Николай I, переименованный Временным правительством России Демократию, а УНР Соборной Украиной. Українська: Схема лінійного корабля Соборна Україна, перейменований Директорією УНР 1919 р. Колишній лінкор Чорноморського флоту Російської Імперії Імператор Микола І, Чорноморського флоту Тимчасового уряду Росії Демократія.
context_page_description: After the end of the disastrous Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, the Imperial Russian Navy needed several years to absorb the lessons of that war, particularly from the Battle of Tsushima. Design work continued during this period, but designs for dreadnought battleships evolved constantly as new requirements were made. By late 1907, a consensus had been reached by the Russian Naval General Staff and an international design competition was ordered after domestic protests arose after the selection of a design by the British firm of Vickers. A Russian design was ultimately selected, albeit with extensive support from foreign companies, but money was tight and the ships took over five years to complete. All four ships survived World War I, but one was badly damaged in a fire while in reserve a few years later and was hulked. The three intact ships were modernized before World War II and they all participated in the war, primarily by providing naval gunfire support. All four ships were scrapped after the war.
context_section_description: Imperator Nikolai I (Russian: Император Николай I or Emperor Nikolai I) was built during World War I for service in the Black Sea. She was designed to counter the multiple Ottoman orders for dreadnoughts which raised the possibility that the Russian dreadnoughts being built for the Black Sea Fleet could be out-numbered. The ship used the same main armament as the preceding Imperatritsa Mariya class, but was larger and more heavily armored. Imperator Nikolai I was launched in 1916, but construction was suspended on 24 October 1917. The Soviets considered completing her in 1923, but rejected the idea. She was towed to Sevastopol in 1927 and scrapped.
caption: Right elevation drawing of Imperator Nikolai I
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