Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Some interesting pictures of GANGUT during her fitting out.......... DFO

Here is the PARIS KOMMUNE after being transferred to the Black Sea Fleet. Her added on anti torpedo blisters are very evident. DFO

A seaplane hanging from one of the MASSIVE cranes on board GANGUT after her major modernization. DFO


having trouble with posting the pics.sorry for 2 seaplanes......

Early views of POLTAVA; including installation of some of her 12" 52s! DFO

Two views of MARAT at the Spithead Coronation Review in 1937......... Not the one view normally associated with her while there; which-IIRC-I have in my 1956 THE WORLDS' WARSHIPS, sort of a poor mans JFS!. DFO

Gangut Class Dreadnought Battleship IRN Poltava pictured in various stages of construction and fitting out at Admiralty Shipyards,Saint Petersburg in 1911-13.

Views of POLTAVA under construction 1910-11............ Also, a view of POLTAVA and GANGUT outfitting in 1913.

Of course her history was not a happy one:

"Poltava was laid up in 1918, and caught fire in 1919. Renamed Mikhail Frunze, shortened to Frunze, the ship caught fire again in 1922, and was beached, though a total loss. The hull was refloated, and used as an experimental hulk. In the 1933, plans were drawn up to convert the hulk into a modern battlecruiser. Two variants were proposed, Version A having all the boiler uptakes trunked into one funnel. Frunze was later converted into a barracks ship, and eventually scuttled as a blockship in 1941. The hulk was raised in 1944, but not broken up until 1956."

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Two photos of the obsolete OCTOBER REVOLUTION being scrapped in 1956-57. In my very first warship book (WORLDS' WARSHIPS 1956) the 2 survivors of the class of four were still shown and listed! DFO

A shot of POLTAVA as she was starting to be fitted out in St. Petersberg.......in a long vanished "world". Note the sister hull in front of her. DFO

Various views of MARAT, before Rudel's Stuka found her in WW2! DFO