On November 1, 1899, the cruiser Varyag, a phenomenon of the Russian Navy, was launched from the stocks. It was built at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia for the Russian Empire. In terms of technical characteristics, the ship had no equal and became the fastest cruiser in the Russian Navy. The "Varyag" was equipped with powerful artillery and torpedo weapons, a telephone, electrification, a radio station, and the latest modification of steam boilers. In 1901, it entered service with the Russian Navy and was sent to the Far East to reinforce the Pacific Squadron. During the Russo-Japanese War, on February 9, 1904, the first-class cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets were blocked by a Japanese squadron of 15 ships in the Korean port of Chemulpo. The Russian sailors rejected the offer to surrender and lower their flags, entered into an unequal battle, and were defeated. After the battle, the "Koreets" was blown up, and the "Varyag" was scuttled. In 1905, the Japanese raised the Varyag and incorporated it into their fleet under the name Soya. During World War I, in 1916, Russia bought the Varyag back from its former enemies along with other captured ships of the First Pacific Squadron. The cruiser, having regained its former name, was commissioned into the Arctic Ocean Flotilla as its flagship on March 22, 1916, and on March 27, 1916, the St. George's flag was hoisted on it once again. The ship was in need of major repairs. In February 1917, it was sent to the Glasgow shipyards. However, after the Russian Revolution, Britain confiscated the cruiser due to debts from the tsarist government and sold it to Germany as scrap metal in 1920. The journey of the Varyag ended in 1920: on the way to be dismantled, the cruiser sank off the coast of southern Scotland in the Firth of Clyde. On July 3, 2003, it was discovered at a depth of 6-8 meters. Russian divers managed to bring several fragments of the legendary cruiser to the surface. The grandson of the Varyag's commander, Vsevolod Fyodorovich Rudnev, participated in the underwater expedition.

On November 1, 1899, the cruiser Varyag, a phenomenon of the Russian Navy, was launched from the stocks. It was built at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia for the Russian Empire. In terms of technical characteristics, the ship had no equal and became the fastest cruiser in the Russian Navy. The "Varyag" was equipped with powerful artillery and torpedo weapons, a telephone, electrification, a radio station, and the latest modification of steam boilers. In 1901, it entered service with the Russian Navy and was sent to the Far East to reinforce the Pacific Squadron. During the Russo-Japanese War, on February 9, 1904, the first-class cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets were blocked by a Japanese squadron of 15 ships in the Korean port of Chemulpo. The Russian sailors rejected the offer to surrender and lower their flags, entered into an unequal battle, and were defeated. After the battle, the "Koreets" was blown up, and the "Varyag" was scuttled. In 1905, the Japanese raised the Varyag and incorporated it into their fleet under the name Soya. During World War I, in 1916, Russia bought the Varyag back from its former enemies along with other captured ships of the First Pacific Squadron. The cruiser, having regained its former name, was commissioned into the Arctic Ocean Flotilla as its flagship on March 22, 1916, and on March 27, 1916, the St. George's flag was hoisted on it once again. The ship was in need of major repairs. In February 1917, it was sent to the Glasgow shipyards. However, after the Russian Revolution, Britain confiscated the cruiser due to debts from the tsarist government and sold it to Germany as scrap metal in 1920. The journey of the Varyag ended in 1920: on the way to be dismantled, the cruiser sank off the coast of southern Scotland in the Firth of Clyde. On July 3, 2003, it was discovered at a depth of 6-8 meters. Russian divers managed to bring several fragments of the legendary cruiser to the surface. The grandson of the Varyag's commander, Vsevolod Fyodorovich Rudnev, participated in the underwater expedition.