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Three ships of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy have been named for the city of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea: . Novorossiysk – a Conte di Cavour-class battleship of the Italian Navy previously named Giulio Cesare, taken by the Soviet Union as reparations following the end of the Second World War.
Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, 1950. The Italian battleship Giulio Cesare was turned over to the Soviet Union by Italy in 1948 as war reparations. Renamed Novorossiysk, she was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. Sunk with 608 deaths following explosion in 1955; probably due to striking a leftover German mine.
Two ships of the Soviet Navy have been named after the city of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea: Novorossiysk - a Conte di Cavour-class battleship of the Italian Navy previously named Giulio Cesare, taken by the Soviet Union as reparations following the end of the Second World War. Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk - a Kiev-class aircraft carrier
The ship was transferred to the Soviet Union in 1949 and renamed Novorossiysk (Новороссийск). The Soviets also used her for training until she was sunk in 1955, with the loss of 617 men, by an explosion most likely caused by an old German mine. She was salvaged the following year and later scrapped.
The Soviet Navy, and the Russian Navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many Western navies. Ships went to sea less and maintained capability for operations while staying in harbor. [1] The significant changes which followed the collapse of the Soviet Union then complicated the picture enormously.
On the morning of May 1, rebel destroyers arrived at Novorossiysk, and in the evening – a fleet with battleships. The city was formally under the control of the Kuban–Black Sea Soviet Republic, but the rule of law was violated by transports that had come earlier from other Black Sea ports, including those with the Red Army.
In 1959, the Soviet vessel MV Novorossiysk was boarded by personnel from the United States warship USS Roy O. Hale during the transatlantic cables incident. [4] The action was in response to a complaint filed by AT&T and Western Union over breakages in their undersea telecommunications cables.
During the winter, Soviet warships including the only battleship Parizhskaya Kommuna provided fire support and supply missions near Sevastopol. The Soviets continued supply missions until 27 June, losses were heavy and included the cruiser Chervonnaya Ukraina , destroyer leader Tashkent (built in Italy for the USSR) and six modern destroyers.