List of Russian Fleet hospital ships explained

This article is a list of Russian Fleet hospital ships inactive, active, and historical. The purpose of a hospital ship is to provide a floating medical treatment facility, historically redundant warships were used in this role, though in modern navies, ships may be purpose-built for the role.

Great Northern War (1700–1721)

Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)

Seven Years' War (1756–1763)

Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)

Russo-Swedish War (1788–90)

Crimean War (1853–1856)

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)

Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)

World War I

Baltic Sea Fleet

Ship Name Vessel Dimensions Displacement Service Life
Aura
Ariadna
Diana
Imperator Nikolai II (Tovarishch)
Joulan
Lava
Lakhta
Mercuriy
Mitava
Nikolaev (Narodovolets)
Nautilus
Okean (Komsomolets)
Pallada
Riga (Transbalt)
Length 144.78m (475feet). Width 17.53m (57.51feet). Depth 11.2m (36.7feet). Launched in 1908, served as a passenger liner before World War I. Survived the war, later being sold to the Japanese.

Black Sea Fleet

Ship Name Vessel Dimensions Displacement Service life
Equateur
Imperator Petr Velikiy
Length 140.2m (460feet). Width 14m (46feet). 7720MT Built in 1886. Brought into Russian service in 1914, sunk by U-boat in 1916.
Built in 1898. Brought into service in 1914, sunk by U-boat in 1916.

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