Russian cruiser Varyag

Two ships in the Russian Navy have been named "Varyag" after the Varangian people, the Viking ancestors of the Rus.

*, a protected cruiser launched in 1899, commissioned into the Russian Navy in 1901, scuttled in 1904, repaired by the Japanese and relaunched as Warship|Japanese cruiser|Soya, returned to the Russians in 1916, seized by the British during overhaul in 1917, sold to Germany and run aground in 1920, and sank in 1925. She is most noted for her heroic attack during the Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
*, a Slava-class missile cruiser launched in 1983 as the "Chervona Ukrayina", completed in 1989, renamed "Varyag" and operating in a reduced readiness state in the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet since 1990.