The Petropavlovsk (Russian: Петропавловск) was a Russian battleship of the Gangut Class. The Gangut Class were the first series of Dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy. ...

The Petropavlovsk was built by Baltic Yard, St.Petersburg, laid down 1909, launched in November 1911, and completed in December 1914. Originally named after the battle of Petropavlovsk of the Crimean war. Sunk at her moorings by British HM Coastal Motor Boat 4 ( Augustus Agar) but salvaged and repaired. Renamed Marat after the French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in 1921, the ship served in the Baltic during the World War II Siege of Leningrad. She was sunk at her moorings by German Stuka bombers on 23 September, 1941. The wreck continued in action as a floating battery for the remainder of the siege. She was raised in 1950 and served as a the Training ship Volkhov until being scrapped in 1952. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Siege of Petropavlovsk was the main operation on the Pacific Theatre of the Crimean War. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Sardinia Imperial Russia Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of... HM Coastal Motor Boat 4 was one of a large series of small fast shallow draught vessels used during World War One. ... Photo submitted by Simon Manchee Commodore Augustus Willington Shelton Agar (1890-1968) VC DSO was a noted Royal Navy officer in both World War One and World War Two and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy... Jean-Paul Marat Marat redirects here. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A sailor of the Baltic Fleet during World War II The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, in the Soviet period - The Red Banner Baltic Fleet - Краснознамённый Балтийский флот) is located at the Baltic Sea and headquartered in Kaliningrad, the other major base is at Kronstadt, located in the Gulf of Finland. ... Combatants Axis Powers, Spanish Blue Division Soviet Union Commanders Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Georg von Kuechler Kliment Voroshilov Georgy Zhukov Strength 725,000 930,000 Casualties Unknown 300,000 military, 16,470 civilians from bombings and estimated 1 million civilians from starvation The Siege of Leningrad (Russian: блокада Ленинграда) was the German... Junkers Ju 87 Dive-Bombers The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the most famous Sturzkampfflugzeug (German dive bomber) in World War II, instantly recognisable by its inverted gull-wings and fixed undercarriage. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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