Imperial Russian Navy
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The Imperial Russian Navy operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until being dissolved in the wake of the F
Emblem of the Imperial Russian Navy
The original "Flag of the Tsar of Moscow" raised in 1693 by Peter the Great on his yacht Saint Peter
Goto Predestinatsia, flagship of the Azov flotilla until 1711
Russian fleet under the command of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, sailing through the Bosphorus. By M. M. Ivanov
Russo-Turkish wars
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The Russo-Turkish wars or the Russo-Ottoman wars began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in th
Left-to-right from top: Siege of Ochakov (1737), Siege of Izmail (1790), Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), Siege of Plevna (1877), Battle of Sarikamish (1914–1915), Battle of Erzurum (1916)
Capture of Azov by the troops of Peter the Great in 1696
The destruction of the Ottoman fleet in Battle of Chesma
Clash between Russo-Austrian and Turkish troops in the Battle of Rymnik, 1788