"Avrora" - the Russian I-rank armored cruiser

Cruisers "Pallada", "Diana" and "Avrora" are named after ancient Greek goddesses and inherited their names from sailing frigates, that distinguished themselves in the development and protection of the Far Eastern borders of the Russian Empire in the first half of 19th century. They were built as "merchant destroyers", that were halved in size and armament, compared to the "Riurik" series of armored cruisers. In March 1895 the project of an armored cruiser for the Pacific Ocean was started and it was decided to build three cruisers of the same type in the St. Petersburg shipyards. Construction of the two cruisers "Pallada" and "Diana" began immediately at "Galerny Ostrov" shipyard, and in September building of the third cruiser began, which was launched in 1897 March 31 and was named "Avrora". In October 1902  - 1903 in April the cruisers "Pallada" and "Diana" together with the battleship "Retvizan" were transferred to the Far East, where they became part of the Pacific Escadre. Cruiser "Avrora" was launched in 1900. May 11. In July of 1903 he entered the Russian Navy. Weak armament in such a large water capacity, a complete lack of artillery protection, insufficient speed due to suboptimal hull contours and a long building period made these ships obsolete even before they entered service. During the Russo-Japanese War, "Avrora" was part of the 2nd Pacific Squadron from 1904. October to 1905 May, moved to the Far East, received the baptism of fire in 1905 May 14-15 in the Battle of Cushima. After returning to the Baltic Sea, "Avrora" served for a long time as a training ship, where gardemarines of the Navy Corps carried out on-board training. In 1906-1912 the cruiser visited the ports of many countries around the world. During the First World War, the cruiser "Avrora" actively participated in hostilities in the Baltic Sea as part of the 2nd cruiser brigade and in 1916 at the end it was given for repair in Petrograd. In 1917 the crew of "Avrora" takes an active part in the revolutionary events of February and October, in the civil war and in repelling foreign intervention. In 1922-1923 the cruiser was one of the first, to be put into operation in the Baltic Sea and became a training ship, in which naval school cadets practiced on board until 1940. In 1924 the ship was awarded the Red Banner of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, and in 1927 - the Order of the Red Banner. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the cruiser "Avrora" stood up to defend the city of Leningrad. During the blockade of Leningrad the cruiser stood at the quay in the port of Oranienbaum (Lomonosov) and was systematically fired upon and bombed. The ship's hull was punctured several times, a lot of water got into it and the ship "sat on the ground". In July 1944 it was lifted off the ground and given away for repairs. In 1948 the cruiser docked at the Petrogradskaya embankment in Leningrad and until 1956 was used as a training base for the Leningrad Nachimov School. In 1956 the "Ship Museum" was opened in "Avrora", which functioned as a branch of the Central Maritime Museum. In 1968 the cruiser "Avrora" was awarded the Order of the October Revolution. It currently stands permanently on the Petrogradskaya embankment in St. Petersburg and is a cultural heritage site of the Russian Federation.

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