Gangut (Гангут) is the Russian transliteration of the Swedish name ''(Hangö udd)'' for
Hanko Peninsula
The Hanko Peninsula ( fi, Hankoniemi; ), also spelled Hango, is the southernmost point of mainland Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, the last tip of the Salpausselkä ridge, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs. The peninsu ...
. It may have the following meanings:
* The
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut (russian: Гангутское сражение, fi, Riilahden taistelu, Finland Swedish: ''Slaget vid Rilax'', sv, Sjöslaget vid Hangöudd) took place on 27 July Jul./ 7 August 1714 Greg. during the Great Northern War ( ...
in 1714
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Ships
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...
of the Imperial Russian Navy named after the battle:
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Russian ship of the line ''Gangut'' (1719), 92-gun first rate ship of the line, launched in 1719
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Russian ship of the line ''Gangut'' (1825), 84-gun third rate ship of the line, launched in 1825, participated in
Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O. S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied fo ...
, converted to screw in 1854, training ship in 1862, decommissioned in 1871
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Russian coast defense ship ''Gangut'' (1888)
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Russian battleship ''Gangut'' (1911)
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''Gangut''-class battleship
* The Russian name for the town of
Hanko Hanko may refer to
People
*August Hanko (military personnel), August Hanko, German First World War flying ace
Places
*Hanko, Finland, town and municipality
*Hanko Peninsula, Finland
*Hankø, an island in the Oslo Fjord in Norway
*The asteroid ...
during the time Finland was a Grand duchy of the Russian Empire.
* The "Invincible Gangut" ''(Непокоренный Гангут)'', the
Hanko Soviet naval base in Finland 1940–41 leased by Finland to the Soviet Union in the
Moscow Peace Treaty
The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on 12 March 1940, and the ratifications were exchanged on 21 March. It marked the end of the 105-day Winter War, upon which Finland ceded border areas to the Soviet Union. The ...
that ended the
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
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