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"Chervona Ukraina" cruiser
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"Chervona Ukraina" cruiser

"Chervona Ukraina" (from Ukrainian: "Червона Україна" — "Red Ukraine") was a Soviet Svetlana class light cruiser attached to the Black Sea Fleet. Laid down on October 3, 1913 as "Admiral Nakhimov" (renamed to "Chervona Ukraina" on December 7, 1922), launched on November 6, 1915 and commissioned on March 21, 1927. Several Soviet naval commanders have served on the ship: Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, N. Nesvitskiy, Y. Panteleyev. The cruiser was destroyed by German bombers during the battle of Sevastopol on November 12, 1941. Image File history File links Krasnaya_Ukraina. ... Image File history File links Krasnaya_Ukraina. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)  listen; tr. ... Svetlana class was a series of Soviet light cruisers, some of which have not been commissioned due to lack of materials, partly imported from England: Krasny Krym - 1928-1958; Admiral Butakov - 1917; Admiral Istomin - 1917; Admiral Kornilov - 1917; Admiral Spiridonov - 1926-1941; Admiral Greig - 1926-1937; Chervona Ukraina - 1917-1941. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский Флот) is a large sub-unit of the Russian (and formerly Soviet) Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the early 18th century. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... Admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (June 23, 1802 - June 28, 1855) was one of the most famous admirals in Russian naval history, best remembered as the commander of naval and land forces during the Siege of Sevastopol (Sevastopol) in the Crimean War. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Kuznetsov Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Николай Герасимович Кузнецов) (July 24, 1904–December 6, 1974) was a Soviet naval officer and Peoples Commissar of the Navy during World War II. In 1919, Kuznetsov joined the Northern Dvina Naval Flotilla, adding two... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... Alexander Deyneka. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


General characteristics

  • displacement: 6,934 tons
  • length: 158.4 m (max)
  • beam: 15.3 m
  • draft: 6.6 m
  • speed: 29,5 knots
  • armament: fifteen 130 mm guns, eight 75 mm AA guns, 2 torpedo launchers and 100 mines

External links

  • Wreck of "Chervona Ukraina" (in Russian)
  • http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102183 - article from Encyclopedia of ships in Russian

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