Soviet Monitor Khasan
''Khasan'' ''(Хасан)'' was a seagoing monitor and lead ship of her class of the Soviet Union. She was named after the Battle of Lake Khasan, a battle that took place near the town of Khasan near the Korean border in 1938 between the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan. ''Khasan'' was active throughout World War II but did not participate in combat. ''Khasan'' was notable for being the largest river-going monitor ever built. All three ships survived the war and would continue to serve in the Soviet Navy until 1960. ''Khasan'' was laid down 15 June 1936, the same date as both her sister ships, and . Design ''Perekop'' was designed to operate on the Amur River and on the Strait of Tartary between Russian Manchuria, Sakhalin and Japan to protect against the threat the Japanese empire posed against the Russian Far East. Relations between the two countries was poor and a low intensity conflict was waged by the Soviet Union and Japan since 1932. Planning on her design began in ...
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Naval Ensign Of The Soviet Union (1950-1991)
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue- ...
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