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With a crew of 510, Moskva was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet and the most powerful warship in the region. The cruiser was deployed during conflicts in Georgia (2008), Crimea (2014), and Syria (2015). She led the naval assault during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, from February 2022 until her sinking on 14 April 2022.
Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5. Whitley, M. J. (2001). Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 0-304-359572. Whitley, M. J. (1999). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Brockhampton Press.
One of the two most powerful battleships in naval history – sunk by US air attacks during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24 Oct 1944 Mutsu: 1920-05-31: Nagato class: Super-dreadnought Imperial Japanese Navy: Blew up at Hashirajima, 8 June 1943 Nagato: 1919-11-09: Nagato class: Super-dreadnought Imperial Japanese Navy
From the late 15th century until the late 16th century, the Portuguese navy was one of the most powerful maritime forces in the world. [citation needed] For most of the 16th century, the Portuguese India Armadas and fleets, then the world leader in shipbuilding and naval artillery and technology, [3] [4] [5] dominated most of the Atlantic Ocean ...
Riachuelo was a battleship project for the Brazilian Navy developed between 1913 and 1914. It was designed to be the most powerful warship of its time; it was a Brazilian response to the Chilean projects Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane and to the Argentine projects Rivadavia and Moreno, during the naval arms race in South America.
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These warships, the most powerful in the world, entered service at a time when dreadnoughts were an important factor in a nation's international prestige and therefore brought global attention to Brazil. Although the first two dreadnoughts were completed and delivered, the third faced a different fate.