Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships

Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships

built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century, although construction delays meant that she was the last to be completed. The ship was part of the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, and served as the flagship of Rear Admiral Baron Dmitry von Fölkersam. Oslyabya was sunk on 27 May 1905 at the Battle of Tsushima, and was…

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