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''Komintern'' was a Soviet light cruiser originally named ''Pamiat' Merkuria'' (''Memory of Mercury''), a protected cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She saw service during World War I in the Black Sea and survived the Russian Civil War, although heavily damaged. She was repaired by the Soviet Navy and put into service as a training cruiser. In 1941 she was reclassified as a minelayer and provided gunfire support and transported troops during the Siege of Odessa, Siege of Sevastopol, and the Kerch-Feodosiya Operation in the winter of 1941—42. She was damaged beyond repair at Poti by a German air attack on 16 July 1942. Afterwards she was disarmed and hulked. At some point before October 1942, or on 10 October,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Soviet Union protected cruiser Trida Bogatyr )〕 she was towed to the mouth of the Khobi river and sunk as a breakwater. ==Description== ''Komintern'' normally displaced . The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a mean draft of about . She was powered by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . The engines were powered by 16 coal-fired Belleville boilers. The ship had a range of at a speed of . ''Komintern''s crew consisted of 573 officers and men.〔Breyer, p. 47〕 The ship was rearmed during World War I with fourteen 55-caliber /55 B7 Pattern 1913 guns in single mounts, four of which were mounted in casemates. Her anti-aircraft armament consisted of two guns. She also mounted six submerged torpedo tubes, three on each broadside.〔 ''Komintern''s armored deck and her casemates were thick. The armor of the conning tower was thick.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soviet cruiser Komintern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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