Aurora cruiser

Aurora cruise in St. Petersburg

The Aurora cruiser in St. Petersburg is the legendary warship moored on the Petrograd embankment of the northern capital. The ship is constantly in combat service sailors of the Navy. The Aurora cruiser in St. Petersburg is one of the symbols of the northern capital.

How to get to the Aurora cruise

The cruise is in the “eternal joke” on the embankment of Petrovskaya. A considerable distance from the subway station (about 20 minutes on foot). The nearest metro stations are Gorkovskaya and Ploshchad Lenina. Therefore, a visit to the “Aurora” cruise is better to combine with a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress and the “Casa de Pedro I” museum. If you want to go immediately to Aurora, when you leave Gorkovskaya station you must turn right and go to the Neva embankment. Further along Petrovskaya Embankment to the Aurora cruise. Along the way, you will meet the sculptures Grace Ship-Restaurant and Shi-Tzu.

From the history of the Aurora cruise

The ship was deposited on May 23, 1897 at the New Admiralty shipyard. Built in accordance with the K.M. Tokarevsky in 1900, was released. This was the third in a series of ships of first rank, after Pallas and Diana. In 1904-1905 the ship made a transition as part of the 2nd Pacific Squadron to the Far East and was baptized in the Battle of Tsushima from May 14 to 15, 1905. Upon returning to the Baltic, the ship was used as a training ship. In 1811, he participated in the celebrations during the coronation of the Siamese king in Bangkok in Thailand.

The ship was actively demonstrated in military operations during World War I and in the revolutionary events of 1917. In February 1917, the ship wanted to withdraw from Petrograd. But the sailors got up and raised the red flag of the revolution on the ship. On October 25, 1917, the inactive firing of the ship served as a signal to capture the Winter Palace. Until 1940, the ship was in service. The naval school cadets practiced it.

Great Patriotic War

During the Great Patriotic War, the ship’s crew showed courage and heroism, protecting the city in its approaches. During the blockade, the ship was located near Oranienbaum and received many bombings and bomb attacks by the enemy. Water entered the holes. The ship ran aground and was half flooded. The ship’s cannons were installed in Duderhof Heights and in the battleship “Baltiets”. In 1944 he was lifted from the ground and put in repair. Since 1948, the ship has been located in Petrogradskaya Embankment in the “eternal parking lot” on the mooring wall of Bolshaya Nevka. It became the training base of the Leningrad Nakhimov school.

With the beginning of World War II, the ship’s crew began defending Leningrad. During the blockade, the cruise received many wounds and lay on the ground. The team’s efforts in July 1944, “Aurora” was raised and sent for repair. After repair, the ship was moored for an eternal parking lot on the Petrograd embankment, and until 1956 the cruise was used as a training base for the Nakhimov School.

Later, the Aurora the Ship Museum opened as a branch of the Central Naval Museum. In July 1992, the San Andres naval flag, which symbolizes the naval power of Russia, was raised above the cruise.

Since 1956, a branch of the Central Naval Museum was opened on the ship. After major repairs in 1984-1987. The ship was recreated again. When visiting the museum you will see the rooms of machines and boilers, a radio station and photographs. On board the ship, visitors will also see the weapons of the early twentieth century. The museum stores documents and personal belongings of the crew.

In 1924, the legendary ship received the Order of the Red Flag of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, in 1927, the Order of the Red Flag, and in 1968, the Order of the October Revolution. In 1992, the San Andres naval flag was raised again on it as a symbol of Russia’s naval power. In 2010, the Aurora cruiser in St. Petersburg celebrated its 110th anniversary. December 1, 2010 the ship’s crew landed. This decision was made in relation to the reduction in the number of troops. Having become a branch of the Naval Museum, the ship will remain in the balance of the Baltic Fleet. As before, now the Nakhimov school cadets will raise and lower the Andreevsky flag daily.

In September 2014, for the first time in 27 years, the ship left the parking lot on the Petrograd embankment. For two years, he made scheduled repairs at the dock of the Kronstadt marine plant. In addition to replacing old parts, updating the security system and installing video surveillance, the cruise significantly expanded the museum’s exhibition, including not only the events of the October Revolution, but also the entire history of the Russian fleet.

How to get

The Aurora cruise ship is moored at Petrogradskaya Embankment, a 6-minute walk from the Sampsonievsky bridge.

The closest public transport stops are located near the bridge at the intersection of Kuybyshev and Chapaev streets. You can reach the Chapaeva stop on trams 3, 6 and 40.

From the Gorkovskaya metro station (blue line, line No. 2) can be reached on foot. The trip will take about 20 minutes, but on the way you will find many interesting places: the St. Petersburg Cathedral Mosque, the House of Political Prisoners, the House of Peter I, Troitskaya Square and other squares and monuments.

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