Varyag

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Varyag was a famed Imperial Russian protected cruiser best known for its heroic but doomed stand against the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay during the Russo-Japanese War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Varyag canonical 2
Varyag-class cruiser 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Russian Navy ship ⓘ
protected cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
alliedShipAtChemulpo Koreets ⓘ
armament 152 mm guns ⓘ
smaller caliber guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
battleDate 9 February 1904 ⓘ
battleOutcome scuttled by own crew ⓘ
capturedBy Japan ⓘ
commandedBy Vsevolod Rudnev ⓘ
commemoratedBy song "Cruiser Varyag" ⓘ
commissioned 1901 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
crewReputation noted for bravery at Chemulpo Bay ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Russian naval heroism ⓘ
displacement about 6500 tons ⓘ
facedOpponent Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
finalDisposition wrecked while under tow ⓘ
finalDispositionYear 1920 ⓘ
hasHeritage subject of books and films ⓘ
homePortAtOutbreakOfWar Chemulpo (Incheon) ⓘ
laterRaisedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
laterSoldTo United Kingdom ⓘ
launchDate 1899 ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 23 knots ⓘ
memorials monuments in Russia and South Korea ⓘ
namedAfter Varangian warriors ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
Imperial Russian Navy (second period) ⓘ
propulsion steam engines ⓘ
reasonForScuttling to avoid capture by Japanese forces ⓘ
renamed Soya ⓘ
returnedTo Russia ⓘ
returnedYear 1916 ⓘ
roleInJapaneseService training ship ⓘ
scuttledAt Chemulpo Bay ⓘ
linked to: Chemulpo
scuttledYear 1904 ⓘ
shipClass Varyag-class cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Varyag
shipLength about 129 meters ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of Chemulpo Bay ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
usedIn World War I ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Varyag → shipClass → Varyag-class cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Varyag
Russian cruiser Varyag → shipClass → Varyag-class cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Varyag