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SS Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов), launched in March 1925 and originally named SS Berlin, was a passenger liner of the German Weimar Republic later converted to a hospital ship, then a Soviet passenger ship. On 31 August 1986, Admiral Nakhimov collided with the large bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the Tsemes Bay, near ...
Admiral Nakhimov-class cruiser, a class of Russian cruisers constructed in the early 20th century.; SS Admiral Nakhimov, a former German passenger ship initially launched in 1925 as SS Berlin III and salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1949; collided with a cargo ship in 1986 and sank in the Tsemes Bay near Novorossiysk
Ship name Year launched Other names Fate Image MS Achille Lauro: 1947 MS Willem Ruys (1947–1965) Caught fire and sank off Somalia on December 2, 1994 As MS Willem Ruys As Achille Lauro SS Admiral Nakhimov: 1925 SS Berlin (1925–1949) Collided with the Pyotr Vasev, and sank on August 31, 1986 As the Berlin As the Admiral Nakhimov USS Aeolus ...
General-Admiral (1873) — first in the world armoured cruiser.. This type of warship was invented by Russians. [1] [2] The ships were intended to conduct the traditional cruiser operations against merchant ships and their protectors.
Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) was a Project 1134A Kresta II-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy, named for Russian naval commander Pavel Nakhimov. The third ship of her class, the ship served during the Cold War , from 1971 to 1991.
Admiral Nakhimov slightly damaged the armoured cruiser Iwate with three 203 mm shells. At night, when the remaining Russian ships were attacked by torpedo boats and destroyers, Admiral Nakhimov was visible, turning on searchlights. Around 21.30 – 22.00 hours she was hit at the bow by a torpedo, fired by an unidentified ship.
Chervona Ukraina (Ukrainian: "Червона Україна") was an Admiral Nakhimov-class light cruiser of the Soviet Navy assigned to the Black Sea Fleet.During World War II, she supported Soviet forces during the Sieges of Odessa and Sevastopol before being sunk at Sevastopol on 12 November 1941 by German aircraft.
The first pair of ships was ordered in March 1914 and the second in October. The hulls of all four ships were to be built by the Russud Shipyard and fitted out by the Naval Shipyard. Construction was slowed by the Russian Revolution and the hulls of both Admiral Nakhimov and Admiral Lazarev were seized by the Germans when they captured ...