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Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky shipwreck

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Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский, also transliterated as Alexander Nevski or Alexander Neuski), named after the famous Russian historical figure, was a large screw frigate of the Russian Imperial Navy. The ship was designed as part of a challenge being offered by the Russian Empire to the Royal Navy, but was lost in a shipwreck in 1868 while Grand Duke Alexei, son of Tsar Alexander II, was aboard.

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