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WW1 Russian minesweepers

WW1 Soviet Minesweepers, and Minelayers Russian Navy – 900+ minesweepers 1914-19 Introduction: Soviet Mine warfare WWI About early Russian naval…

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Bogatyr class cruisers (1900)

Bogatyr class armoured cruisers (1900) Russian Empire 1899-1936: Bogatyr, Oleg, Kagul, Ochakov, Vityaz A new class for Russian Protected Cruisers:…

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Pallada class Russian Imperial protected cruisers (1893)

Pallada class cruisers (1899) Imperial Russian Protected Cruisers: Pallada, Diana, Aurora The Pallada-class cruisers (“Diana-type” in Russian) were three protected…

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Askold (1900)

Protected Cruiser Askold (1900) Russian Empire 1899-1922 The five-stack Russo-German cruiser Askold in Kronstadt, 1902 As part of the many…

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Varyag (1899)

Protected Cruiser Varyag (1899) Russian Empire 1898-1925 The ship with six lives* The Russian cruiser Varyag was a ship that…

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Novik class destroyers (1911-1917)

A Long lineage and new standard: Novik (1911) Russian Empire/Soviet Navy 1910-1941 In destroyer history, there are a few landmarks…

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Retvizan (1900)

Battleship Retvizan (1900) Russian Empire 1898-1905 Japanese Empire IJN Hizen 1908-1923 Retvizan was a Russian pre-dreadnought battleship built for the…

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Peresvet class battleships (1899)

Peresvet class, Russian Imperial Battleships (1893) Peresvet, Pobeda, Oslyabya The Peresvet class were three pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Russian…

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Imperial Russian Armoured Cruiser Ryurik (1892)

Armoured Cruiser Ryurik (1892) Imperial Russian Navy, 1890-1904 The Russian pacific cruisers In 1881, the 20-year shipbuilding program, notably for…

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Armoured Cruiser Rurik (1906)

Armoured Cruiser Rurik (1906) Russian Empire The world’s largest cruiser in 1907. Rurik represented the pride of the Russian navy…