reached Onrust Island near Batavia, where the Dutch Navy had Onrust Dock of 5,000 tons. This was then occupied by the ironclad Prins Hendrik. As the name implies, this dock would normally not be able to lift Minin. However, the draft of Minin could be lessened to 23.5 feet by unloading her guns, ammunition, sailing equipment and the like. This would also bring down her weight. In May Minin was indeed unloading, and in June she occupied the dock while Koningin Emma was waiting her turn. The ship was converted into a minelayer in 1909–11 and renamed Ladoga. Her rigging was reduced to 2 pole masts, her armament was reduced to four guns, and she could carry 1000 mines. Ladoga helped to lay the mine barrier in the Gulf of Finland in 1914 and was sunk in the Baltic on 15 August 1915 by mines laid by . Notes Footnotes References Naval ships of Russia Ships built at the Baltic Shipyard 1869 ships Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy Maritime incidents in 1915 Ships sunk by mines World War I shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea