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ST PETERSBURG - CENTRAL NAVAL MUSEUM

JOHN SLOAN

 
 

Here we have photography made during our visit to the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg in July 2005.


 
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Large statue of Peter thee Great facing the entrance to the main hall of the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg

 
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Peter's head and torso - upper part of the huge statue in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Peter's backside - huge statue of Peter the Great facing the entrance to the main eexhibition hall in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Statue of Peter the Great in the Central Naval Museum

 
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A remaining small sailing vessel from Peter's early naval experiments in the Central Naval Museum

 
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One of Peter's first small sailing craft on display in the Central Naval Museum.

 
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A surviving example of one of Peter the Great's original small craft

 
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Elizabeth examining an exhibit in the Central Naval Museum - with a shield

 
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Exhibits in the Naval Museum

 
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A miniature submarine in the Central Naval Museum - this one from the 19th century.

 
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The descriptive plaque for the submarine. It says it was built in 1884 and invented by S. K. Dzhevetski. It had a crew of 2 and carried 2 mines.

 
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Another view of the submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Mike, Elizabeth and Amanda standing behind the early Russian submarine.

 
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Model of a submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Submarine model in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Exhibits in the Central Naval Museum

 
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The sails of a model of a full rigged man of war.

 
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Ship model in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Two models of submarines in the Central Naval Museum

 
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A model of the very early medieval river craft used in Kyivan Rus and by cossaks.

 
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Models of various kinds of sailing vessels including frigates - plus some actual smoothbore cannon.

 
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Models of full rigged sailing ships.

 
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Model of a ship of the line full rigged sailing vessel

 
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Model of a ship of the line - full rigged 'battleship' of the 18th century in the Central Naval Museum.

 
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Model of the famous frigate Pallada, that sailed from St. Petersburg to Japan and Vladivostok.

 
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Model of the famous frigate Pallada, that sailed from St. Petersburg to Japan and Vladivostok.

 
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Model of a modern battleship of early 20th century

 
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Model of a 20th century battleship.

 
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Ship models in the Cenrtral Naval Museum

 
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Model of submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Model of submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Model of submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Models of ships in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Models of ships in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Models of ships in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Models of ships in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Models of ships in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Two submarine models in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Two submarine models in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Model of a submarine in the Central Naval Museum

 
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Mural on wall of Central naval museum depicting the event when Nazi banners were piled on Red Square after World War II

 

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