GANGUT was an Imperial Russian battleship named after the Battle of Gangut. 
This ship was a scaled down version of the Imperator Aleksandr II class battleships

She was built by New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. Construction started on October 29, 1888 she was launched 
on July 3, 1893 and completed in 1894. She was completed 600 tons over her designed displacement 
which led to an increase in draught and a loss in speed.

She sank on June 12, 1897 during a military exercise after hitting an uncharted pinnacle of rock near Vyborg 
in the Gulf of Finland. There were no fatalities. Drawbacks in the construction resulted 
in insufficient floodability and damage stability. A plan to refloat it was not carried out. 
She was not popular in the Imperial Russian Navy. Rear Admiral Birilev is quoted 
as describing her as ".. a vile ship, it's good that she sank, and it is pointless to raise her" 
(Warship 2005, Conway's Maritime Press, p.181)

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