SS Admiral Nakhimov [SEP] named after
SS Admiral Nakhimov
SS "Admiral Nakhimov (), launched in March 1925 and originally named SS "Berlin, was a passenger liner of the German Weimar Republic later converted to a hospital ship, then a Soviet passenger ship. On 31 August 1986, "Admiral Nakhimov" collided with the large bulk carrier "Pyotr Vasev" in the Tsemes Bay, near the port of Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, and quickly sank. In total, 423 of the 1,234 people on board died.
History.
History Career: 1925–1945
Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885)
Admiral Nakhimov (), was an armoured cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. She was named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov.
Construction.
"Admiral Nakhimov" was ordered in 1881 as one of the first armoured cruisers. She was modeled after the British Royal Navy cruisers, which were armed with four 234 mm guns in a rhomboid layout. "Admiral Nakhimov" was considered a more successful design. Her main armament consisted of 203 mm