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Russian Submarine Nerpa (1913)
The Russian submarine ''Nerpa'' (russian: Нерпа, lit=Baikal seal) was the second boat of the of submarines of the Imperial Russian Navy. It was laid down and launched on the same day in August 1913, and completed its sea trials in December 1914. Built for the Black Sea Fleet, the submarine saw action during World War I, and spent much of the war raiding Ottoman merchant shipping that transported coal from Zonguldak to Constantinople. ''Nerpa'' was credited with sinking 24 ships during the conflict for a total of , making it the fourth most successful Russian submarine in the Black Sea. ''Nerpa'' was undergoing major repairs at the shipyard in Mykolaiv, Nikolayev when the October Revolution occurred. During the Russian Civil War the city was occupied over time by several forces, including German Empire, Germany, the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, Western Allies, and the White Army, before being taken by the Bolsheviks and becoming part of the Soviet Union. ''Nerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
