July 1947. The Sevastopol. Photo from the archives of V. Laptev.

Country: United Kingdom.
Class, [Type]: Town, [CL].

Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, U.K.
Launch date: 24 March 1937.
Commission date: 2 November 1938.
Decommission date: 1952.

Displacement ( tons ): 11650 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 180,3 x 19 x 6,3.
Main machinery: 4 x Parsons geared steam turbines ( 82500 hp ), 4 x Admiralty boilers.
Speed ( knots ): 32.
Complement: 850.

Guns: 4 x 3 150mm Mk13, 4 x 2 100mm Mk16, 2 x 4 37mm Mk8, 8 x 1 13mm machine guns.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 533mm torpedo tubes.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1947