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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
Admiral Nakhimov shadowed a United States Navy force centered around USS Nimitz between 17 August and 6 September 1975. By the end of the year she was declared the best ship in the Northern Fleet for anti-submarine torpedo launching. [10] Between 11 April and 9 October 1977, Admiral Nakhimov operated in the South Atlantic.
Passenger ships of the Soviet Union include passenger-carrying ships designed, built, ... SS Admiral Nakhimov; SS Albert Ballin; Aleksandr Suvorov (ship) B.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.