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10 unusual facts about Russian Navy


Andreyan Zakharov

In 1805 Zakharov was appointed chief architect of the department of the Navy.

BTR-90

The vehicle was intended for the use of mechanized units of the Russian Army as well as marine units of the Russian Navy, as a vehicle for fire support, transportation of personnel, surveillance, reconnaissance, and patrolling tasks.

Crow Village, Alaska

The first recorded history of Crow Village was in 1843 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin who was dispatched by the Russian Navy to conduct reconnaissance in the Alaska Interior for potential forts and trading posts.

Izhorskiye Zavody

Tsar Peter I ordered the factory be built in 1722 to supply the Russian fleet.

Neva Yacht Club

The flag of the club, a version of the Russian Navy Ensign, was designed and given to the club by the tsar himself.

SMS Westfalen

Westfalen also conducted several deployments to the Baltic Sea against the Russian Navy.

Sovremenny-class destroyer

A total of 18 have been built for the Russian Navy but only 5 remain in service due to lack of funds and trained personnel.

The Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy.

Tulpan

Asa, a recently discharged Russian Navy sailor, is living in the remote Kazakhstan steppe with his sister Samal, her older husband, Ondas, and their three children.

Udaloy-class destroyer

The Udaloy I class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy.


Dangerous Waters

Campaign mode allows a player to control forces as the United States Navy, Russian Federation Navy, or People's Liberation Army Navy of China.

Lavrenty Zagoskin

Even though Nikolayevka was not near the ocean, Zagoskin would eventually train for the Russian Navy and served as a naval officer in the Baltic and Caspian seas.

MV Moscow University hijacking

Her crew was freed by the Russian Navy destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov the following day.

Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast

As Soviet (and now Russian) naval nuclear vessels are decommissioned, they are laid up at Polyarny to await defuelling and disposal.

Pyrocollodion

Mendeleev discovered it in 1892 and proposed to use it to replace gunpowder in the Russian Navy.

Space elevator economics

(Rockets such as the Shtil-3a, which offers costs as low as $400/kg, rarely launch but it has a comparatively small payload, and is partially subsidized by the Russian navy as part of launch exercises.