WWI ā€“ Russian Navy versus GermanĀ Navy

Baltic Germany Naval History Russia 14 Min Read

Gangut at anchor in Helsingfors, 1915. Note the deployed torpedo net. WORLD WAR I-BALTIC After the debacle of the Russo-Japanese War reforms were initiated, and under the able Admiral von Essen the reconstruction of the Russian Navy was taken in hand. In the Baltic, the aim was to reach sixty percent of the strength of the German High Seas Fleet.…

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