Pallada class cruiser
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The Pallada-class were a group of three protected cruiser
s built for the Imperial Russian Navy
in the late 1890s.
One ship of the class, Aurora, is still crewed by the Russian Navy, and maintained as a museum ship.
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
s built for the Imperial Russian Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
in the late 1890s.
One ship of the class, Aurora, is still crewed by the Russian Navy, and maintained as a museum ship.