Leningrad Naval Base

The Leningrad Naval Base is part of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy.The Petrograd, then the Leningrad naval base has since that time been sometimes abolished, reformed and again created.In the summer of 1919, the crews of torpedo boats Gavril and Azard, and also the submarine Pantera under Aleksandr Bakhtin's [ru] command scored the first successes ('kills') for the base, sinking the submarine HMS L55 and the destroyer HMS Vittoria of the British Royal Navy.In 1941-1944 naval vessels of this base participated in carrying out of landing operations in areas Strelna, Peterhof, on Lake Ladoga, in the Vyborg and in the Narva gulfs.During the blockade of Leningrad the fleet provided communication of the besieged city with the country through Lake Ladoga.
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