Russian battleship Poltava

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Seven battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Poltava, after the Battle of Poltava:

• Poltava was a battleship launched in 1712.
• Poltava was a Petropavlovsk class battleship launched in 1894. She was captured by the Japanese in 1905 and became the Japanese battleship Tango. She was returned to Russia in 1916 and renamed Chesma. She was captured again by the British in 1923 and scrapped.
• Poltava was a Gangut class battleship launched in 1911. She was renamed Frunze after the October Revolution, was scuttled as a blockship in 1941, raised in 1944, and scrapped in 1956.

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