Russian ship Askold

At least three ships of the Imperial Russian Navy, and one corvette of the modern Russian Navy, have been named Askold after the semi-legendary rulers of Kiev, Askold and Dir.

• Russian frigate Askold – a 46-gun frigate stricken in 1861 and subsequently broken up.
• Russian corvette Askold – a 17-gun corvette stricken in 1893 and sold for scrap in 1901.
• Russian cruiser Askold – a protected cruiser that participated in the Battle of the Yellow Sea during the Russo-Japanese War. Scrapped in 1922.
• Russian corvette Askold (2021) – a Karakurt-class corvette of the Russian Navy launched in 2021. In 2023 reportedly struck by Ukrainian missiles and significantly damaged.