Russian ship Oryol explained

At least six ships of the Imperial Russian Navy and one ship of the Russian Coast Guard have been named Oryol (Eagle). The name is often rendered in English-language sources as Orel, but this is a poor transliteration of the Cyrillic.

• - frigate destroyed at Astrakhan by rebels in 1670
• - 74-gun ship of the line that fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was scrapped in 1833
• - 74-gun ship of the line scrapped in 1848
• - 84-gun ship of the line converted to steam power while still under construction
• Russian hospital ship Oryol (1889) - Hospital ship captured by Japan during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905
• - pre-dreadnought battleship captured by Japan during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905
• - Nerey-class (Krivak III) frigate of the Russian Coast Guard, former Imeni XXVII siezda KPSS.