Russian tender Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin
- Russian tender Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin
"Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin" (Russian: "Великий князь Константин") was a name of the Russian Navy torpedo boat tender named after the Grand Duke "(Velikiy Kniaz)" Konstantin of Russia, used in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Stepan Osipovich Makarov, a famous Russian Navy commander, was a captain of the ship.
She was built as a passenger ship, and was fitted as a torpedo boat tender of Stepan Makarov design in 1877. She carried four torpedo boats: "Chesma" (Чесма), "Sinop" (Синоп), "Navarin" (Наварин) and "Miner" (Минер).
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