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Aurora

1900 Pallada-class cruiser

Placeprotected cruiser museum ship preserved watercraftQ168713

Country: Russia
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1.ru-monuments.toolforge.org/wikivoyage.php?id=7810388000
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Located in: Petrogradsky District

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Aurora is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in Saint Petersburg for service in the Pacific Ocean. All three ships of this class served during the Russo-Japanese War. Aurora survived the Battle of Tsushima and was interned under US protection in the Philippines, and eventually returned to the Baltic Fleet. Aurora is most famous for her actions during the October Revolution, where she reportedly fired the shot that signaled the beginning of the attack on the Winter Palace.

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Website: aurora.org.ru language: Russian, English
Has use: museum ship
Named after: Aurora
Manufacturer: Admiralty Shipyards
Draft: 7.3 m
Length: 126.7 m
Participated in conflict: World War II
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Vessel class: Pallada-class cruiser
Operator: Imperial Russian Navy
Soviet Navy
Beam: 16.8 m
Width: 16.8 m
Significant event: ship decommissioning(1957)
ship commissioning(July 29, 1903)
ship launching(May 11, 1900)
keel laying(May 23, 1897)
Different from: aurora
HMS Mentor
Awards: World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award(June 27, 2003)
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1.fdocuments.net/document/world-ship-trust-maritime-heritage-awards-melbourne-maritime-museum-to-mr-j.html?page=1
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Order of the October Revolution(February 22, 1968)
Order of the Red Banner(November 2, 1927)
Country of origin: Russian Empire
Native label: Аврора
Name: Aurora
Speed: 19.17 kn
Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia
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Sources
1.“Постановление Правительства РФ № 527 от 10.07.2001”docs.cntd.ru/document/901793811
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Directions: Петроградская набережная, у дома 2
Appears in the heritage monument list: Q132592310

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