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Kaliakriya

Kaliakriya: Zheleznyakov NH 78240
Image: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameKaliakriyaWikidata label
Ship typedestroyer, historic siteWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagRussian EmpireWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorImperial Russian NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanBlack SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastCrimeaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 45 km from land
Position44.3000, 33.0700Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Dzerzhinsky (Дзержинский) was one of eight Fidonisy-class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I. She was originally named Kaliakria (Калиакрия) before she was renamed Dzerzhinsky in 1926.

Location

  • Recorded position: 44.3000, 33.0700 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Black Sea
  • Nearest coast: Crimea

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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