Russian cruiser from World War I found in the Baltic Sea

A team of Finnish divers has achieved a remarkable feat. The group managed to locate and examine the wreck of a Russian ship from the First World War. We are talking about the cruiser Pallada, resting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the area of the Gulf of Finland.

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Almost exactly one hundred years ago, in October 1914, a German submarine torpedoed the Pallada and sent her into the abyss of the sea. This event was significant in that it was the first Russian ship lost as a result of World War I operations.

The armoured cruiser Palladia was built for the fleet of the Russian Empire in 1906. Since then it has been in service and stationed with the tsarist Baltic Fleet. The ship made history by playing a key role in the capture of the code book from the deck of the German light cruiser Magdeburg.

All this happened at the end of the summer, in August 1914. The code book was immediately handed over to the British. With this turn of events, the British fleet gained a significant advantage over German units in the ensuing skirmishes.

However, it did not have to wait too long for revenge from the German side. Less than two months later, on 11 October 1914, the submarine U26 sank the Palladium with its entire crew of 600 sailors.

Today the wreck rests upside down in the depths of the Baltic Sea. A characteristic element is the huge undamaged propeller. Not so lucky was the hull of the ship, which was torn into two parts by a huge explosion. This happened because one of the torpedoes hit the ammunition depot.

Source: badewanne.fi