Russian cruiser Pallada (1911)
- Russian cruiser Pallada (1911)
The "Pallada" was the last of the four which ran aground near the island of Odensholm in the Gulf of Finland. The codebooks, transferred by the Russians to their British allies, proved to be an invaluable asset to British naval intelligence later in the war.
Less than two months later, on October 11, 1914, she was torpedoed by the German submarine "U-26". The torpedo explosion detonated the ship's ammunition, and within a few minutes the cruiser disappeared into the water along with all 597 crew becoming the first Russian warship sunk during the war.
References
* Stephen McLaughlin, "From Ruirik to Ruirik: Russia's Armoured Cruisers", in "Warship" 1999-2000. Conway's Maritime Press
External links
* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/cruisers/bayanii/pallada.html Warships on the Web - Russian cruiser "Pallada"]
* [http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/book/chap11-2.html WWI Naval Operations in the Baltic theater (includes account of "Pallada"'s sinking)]
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