Peresvet (ship)

At least two ships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Peresvet after Alexander Peresvet.

Russian frigate Peresvet - 51-gun steam frigate stricken in 1874.
Russian battleship Peresvet - Lead ship of the Peresvet-class predreadnoughts that was scuttled during the Siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War and sank after striking a mine in 1917.

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