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August 29, 1903

On August 29, 1903, the Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.

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1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1903rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 903rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 20th…

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On August 29, 1903

  1. 1903 The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.

    Borodino-class pre-dreadnought

    Slava was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships. Completed too late to participate in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War, she survived while all of her sister ships were either sunk during the battle or surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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