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- She was sunk in her harbor in September 1941 after repeated shelling and bombing, but was later raised and repaired, becoming a training vessel for the Nakhimov Naval School. After the war, she was repaired and permanently anchored at Saint Petersburg, where she became a symbol of the October Revolution.
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Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, romanized: Avrora, IPA:) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in Saint Petersburg for service in the Pacific.
In fact, the famous cruiser is one of the most heroic and unsinkable warships in Russian naval history. As Russia’s most legendary warship, Aurora is primarily associated with the 1917...
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According to the popular account of the uprising, the cruiser fired a blank shot to spark the Bolshevik storming of the Winter Palace, the seat of the Provisional Government. After WWII, the...
Nov 7, 2014 · A Russian squadron mistook the Aurora's silhouette for an enemy ship and decided to open fire, wounding two people - one of them, a chaplain - fatally. Soon after, the crew were...
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Aurora’s hull was laid down on May 23, 1897 at the Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg. She was one of three Pallada-class cruisers built by the Russians, and was ordered for service in the Pacific. She was named after a Roman goddess on personal orders from Tsar Nicholas II– ironically, the ship would later be instrumental in bringing down the ...
After entering service, Aurora was sent to the Russian Pacific Fleet, but was struck by mechanical issues before arrival. After a refit, the vessel once again set off on her journey. On the way, the group of Russian vessels ran into British fishing trawlers and, thinking they were Japanese torpedo boats, opened fire. In the confusion, the Russian s...
At this time, Russia’s bloody and costly involvement in WWI had become a source of anger and resentment toward the country’s leaders, and it was on the edge of a revolution. While Aurorawas in Saint Petersburg, some of her crew participated in the 1917 February Revolution. The ship’s captain attempted to stop the revolt, but was subsequently killed...
During World War II, Aurorawas docked in Leningrad and had her guns removed to help defend the city. She was sunk in her harbor in September 1941 after repeated shelling and bombing, but was later raised and repaired, becoming a training vessel for the Nakhimov Naval School. After the war, she was repaired and permanently anchored at Saint Petersbu...
On the Navy Day - July 31, 2016 - the cruiser Aurora that had returned to the place of eternal mooring after the overhaul was visited by Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation President V.V. Putin and the Russian Defence Minister S.K. Shoigu.
Mar 22, 2016 · Aurora was almost immediately required to steam with a Russian fleet the vast distance of over 18,000 nautical miles from the western extremity of the Russian Empire, around the southern tip of Africa, to the eastern seaboard to confront the upstart Japanese.
