WoWs Cruiser Krasny Krym

Overview

During World War II, Krasny Krym (former cruiser Svetlana, commissioned in 1928) participated in the defense of Odessa and Sevastopol, the Kerch and Sudak landing operations, and the evacuation of Novorossiysk. The cruiser was given the elite status of being a Soviet Navy Guards ship in recognition of her valor. In 1953, she was reclassified as a training cruiser.