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Azard
(after the Civil War, Artem), a destroyer of the Baltic fleet. Put into service in 1916. Displacement, 1,260 tons; speed, 35 knots (approximately 65 km/hr); armament: four 100–mm guns, two machine guns, one three-tube torpedo launcher; crew, 150. During the Civil War, the Azard was in an active unit of the Baltic fleet. On June 4, 1919, along with the destroyer Gavriil, it sank a British L-55 submarine in the area of the Koporskii Gulf. The ship perished during the Great Patriotic War on Aug. 28, 1941, as the ships of the Baltic fleet were moving from Tallin to Kronstadt. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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