Russian cruiser Aurora

Aurora, moored in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2022
History

Russian Empire → Soviet Union → Russia
NameAurora
NamesakeAurora (mythology)
OrderedJune 1896
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
Laid down23 May 1897
Launched11 May 1900[1]
Completed10 July 1903
Commissioned16 July 1903
Decommissioned17 November 1948
Honours and
awards
FateMuseum ship since 1956
StatusCeremoniously commissioned
Notes
General characteristics
Class and typePallada-class protected cruiser
Displacement6,731 t (6,625 long tons)
Length126.8 m (416 ft 0 in)
Beam16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Draught7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Installed power
Propulsion3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range7,200 km (4,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement590[2]
Armament

Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, romanized: Avrora, IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) 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. 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. One of the first incidents of the October Revolution in Russia took place on the cruiser Aurora, which reportedly fired the first shot, signalling the beginning of the attack on the Winter Palace.

  1. ^ "History". The Cruiser Aurora. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "General information". The Cruiser Aurora. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Polenov, L.L. (1987). Крейсер "Аврора" [Cruiser "Aurora"] (in Russian). Leningrad: Судостроение. pp. 162–165.