Baku
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Baku was one of six Leningrad-class destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy during the 1930s, one of the three Project 38 variants. Completed in late 1939, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. About a year after the German invasion of Russia in June 1941, she was ordered to join the Northern Fleet, sailing through the Arctic Ocean. Together with several other destroyers, Baku left the Soviet Far East in July 1942 and arrived off Murmansk three months later where she began escorting convoys, mostly in the White and Barents Seas. The ship was badly damaged in a storm that sank another Soviet destroyer in November and was under repair for several months. Baku spent most of the rest of the war on convoy escort duties, although she did bombard several German-occupied towns during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive of October 1944. The ship and her crew were awarded the Order of the Red Banner in early 1945 for their performance during the war.
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Лидер эсминцев «Баку» ставит дымовую завесу. Артиллерийский расчет зенитной пушки у орудия
Soviet Destroyer Baku Photo 1954| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Лидер эсминцев «Баку» ставит дымовую завесу. Артиллерийский расчет зенитной пушки у орудия | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Soviet Destroyer Baku Photo 1954 | Commons | ||
