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Dalniy Vostok, a 104-metre (341 ft), 5,700-ton trawler, was built in 1963 as a whaling factory ship, and had international number IMO 8730429. [6] The vessel was constructed as Stende (named for the city of Stende, Latvia) by the ship builders GP Chernomorskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, [a] Nikolayev, Soviet Union (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine). [7]
The incident almost led to war between Britain and Russia. [7] The Russian warships illuminated the trawlers with their searchlights and opened fire. The British trawler Crane was sunk, and its captain and first mate were killed. Four other trawlers were damaged, and six other fishermen were wounded, one of whom died a few months later.
Soviet trawler Musson; N. USS Nucleus (AM-268) P. Soviet trawler Passat; USS Penetrate (AM-271) Soviet trawler Purga; R. USS Rampart (AM-282) S. Soviet trawler Shkval;
In Service with Russia Aleksandr Shabalin Ropucha-class: 1985 1985–Present In Service with Russia (SDK-64) BDK-64 Tsezar Kunikov 158: Ropucha-class: 1986 1986–Present In Service with Russia (SDK-46) BDK-46 Novocherkassk 142: Ropucha-class: 1987 1987–Present In Service with Russia Yamal Ropucha-class: 1988 1988–Present In Service with ...
HMS Battleaxe (1916) was the former Russian trawler Safir launched in 1916 and taken up for Royal Navy use. She became the fishery protection trawler Dee in September, 1920. [1] HMS Battleaxe was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease.
A search is underway for 17 crew members who remain unaccounted for after a fishing vessel sunk early Monday in the Barents Sea. Authorities are also working to determine what caused the Russian ...
The Axe class was a class of naval trawlers used by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. The ships were acquired by the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were originally being built for the Empire of Russia, but were acquired by the Royal Navy after the Russian Revolution took the Russians out of the war. [1]
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