30 August 2013 | Author/Destination: Russia / Russland | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions
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Aurora is a 1900
Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in
St. Petersburg.
Aurora was one of three
Pallada-class cruisers, built in St. Petersburg for service in the Pacific Far East. All three ships of this class served during the
Russo-Japanese War. The second ship,
Pallada, was sunk by the Japanese at
Port Arthur in 1904. The third ship,
Diana, was interned in
Saigon after the
Battle of the Yellow Sea.
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