NovĂk was a protected cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy, built by Schichau shipyards in Elbing near Danzig, Germany.
Novik
Wreck of Novik at Korsakov Bay, Sakhalin Island, prior to salvage by the Japanese
Suzuya at Kure, 7 November 1908
The Schichau-Werke was a German engineering works and shipyard based in Elbing, Germany on the Frisches Haff of then-East Prussia. It also had a subsidiary shipyard in nearby Danzig. Due to the Soviet conquest of eastern Germany, Schichau moved to Bremerhaven in March 1945, and its successors continued in business until 2009.
Locomotive nameplate
A light cruiser hull, which eventually became the SMS Pillau, is launched at Schichau, Danzig, in 1914, shortly before World War I.
Class 24 2-6-0 locomotive from Schichau