Gangut-class battleship
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The Gangut class, also known as the Sevastopol class, were the first dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Russian Navy before World War I. They had a convoluted design history involving several British
Gangut during World War I
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1912
The forward triple turret of Petropavlovsk
Gangut and Poltava fitting out during the winter of 1911–1912
Petropavlovsk was the third of the four Gangut-class dreadnoughts built before World War I for the Imperial Russian Navy, the first Russian class of dreadnoughts. She was named after the Russian victo
Gangut-class battleship
…British companies, evolving requirements, an international design competition, and foreign protests. Four ships were ordered in 1909, Gangut, Poltava, Petropavlovsk, and Sevastopol. Construction was delayed by financing problems until the Duma formally authorized the ships in 1911. They were delivered from December…
Petropavlovsk at Helsinki
Sailors of Petropavlovsk in Helsinki, 1917
Marat visiting Gdynia in 1934