Russian armoured cruiser Admiral Nakhimov
- Russian armoured cruiser Admiral Nakhimov
"Admiral Nakhimov" ("Адмирал Нахимов", named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov) was an Imperial Russian armoured cruiser of the Russo-Japanese war.
Construction
"Admiral Nakhimov" was one of the first armoured cruisers, and one of the more interesting naval ships constructed in Russia in the late 19th century. She was modelled after the British , .
ee also
* List of Russian steam battleships
References
*Conway's "All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905", 1968
*С. В. Сулига, "Броненосный крейсер «Адмирал Нахимов»", Morskaja Kollekcja 2/1995
External links
* http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/admiral_nakhimov.htm
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