Cruiser Aurora, St. Petersburg, Russia
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N 59° 57.326 E 030° 20.269
36V E 351336 N 6649438
The Aurora is an icon of bolshevik revolution of 1917, and of all comunist history of Soviet Union. Currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg.
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Location: Russia
Date Posted: 07/10/2008
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Aurora's keel was laid down at the "New Admiralty" shipyard in St.Petersburg on 23 May 1897. The cruiser was launched on 11 May 1900.
During the Russian-Japanese War the cruiser sailed to the Far East (October 1904 - May 1905). When she returned to the Baltic sea, the Aurora for a long time was used as a ship for training naval cadets.
In 1917 the Aurora's crew took an active part in the February and October revolutionary activities and the Civil War repulsing international intervention. In 1922-1923 the cruiser Aurora became one of the first warships on the Baltic sea to be put into service as a specialized ship for training. Till 1940 students of Naval colleges did practical work on the cruiser.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War the cruiser Aurora with her crew defended Leningrad.
In 1956 the cruiser Aurora was made a museum. For 45 years the museum has been visited by more than 28 million people from 160 countries.In July 1992 the Saint Andrew Naval Banner - the symbol of Russian naval power - was raised over the ship again.
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