How many dreadnoughts Imperial Russia would actually need

How many dreadnoughts would Imperial Russia need to replace twenty-eight pre-dreadnought battleships?

Twenty-eight for a literal one-for-one replacement, but the real number depends on the Baltic balance, Pacific duties, and Russia's desired global rank.

A literal replacement program would build twenty-eight dreadnoughts, but the panel treats that arithmetic as strategically incomplete. If Russia's opponents retained pre-dreadnoughts, fewer modern ships could outperform the old fleet in combat. If St. Petersburg wanted to remain the Baltic's leading naval power and rank second or third globally, it would need to outbuild Germany while also covering Pacific commitments. The required number therefore follows missions, adversaries, basing, and political ambition rather than the count of obsolete hulls being retired.