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Sunday 26 March 2023

Russian battleship Petropavlovsk 1909-1915 (Marat 1921-1943, Petropavlovsk 1943-1950, Volkhov 1950-1953)


Andrei Pervozvanny-class 

Gangut-class

Part of Gangut or Sevastopol-class, preceded by Andrei Pervozvanny-class succeeded by Imperatritsa Mariya-class. Ceremonial laid down at the Baltic Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 16 June 1909, building actually started September-October 1909, launched on 22 September 1911, commissioned on 5 January 1915, renamed Marat on 31 March 1921, rebuilt between 1928-1931, plans (Project 27) to rebuilt her again using the bow of her sister ship Frunze (ex-Poltava) were cancelled on 29 June 1948, renamed as a stationary training ship Volkhov on 28 November 1950, stricken on 4 September 1953 and finally broken up.

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