Tag: RussianBattleship
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Soviet Battleship Novorossiysk
Soviet Battleship Novorossiysk Novorossiysk was a Conte di Cavour-class battleship operated by the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1955. Originally the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) battleship Giulio Cesare, she was awarded to Russia as part of war reparations. Operated mainly as a training ship, she underwent several refits, which included replacing her lights Italian… Read more
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Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Mariya
Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Mariya Imperatritsa Mariya was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Russian navy, along with her sister ships Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya and Imperator Aleksandr III. Launched on 19 October 1913, she was completed on 10 June 1915. During the First World War, she supported older battleships when… Read more
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Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya
Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya Commissioned on 18 October 1915, Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya, was the second of the three Imperatritsa Mariya-class dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Her two sister were Imperatritsa Mariya and Imperator Aleksandr III. During the First World War, she engaged the Turkish battlecruiser Yavûz Sultân Selîm (ex-German Goeben) once, but… Read more