Ships Named After The Admiral
- Admiral Nakhimov a Russian armoured cruiser (sank 1905).
- Original name of Chervona Ukraina a Svetlana class light cruiser (sank 1941).
- Admiral Nakhimov a Sverdlov class cruiser (scrapped 1961).
- Admiral Nakhimov a Soviet passenger liner (sank 1986).
- Admiral Nakhimov a Kresta II class cruiser (scrapped 1991).
- Admiral Nakhimov (formerly Kalinin) a Kirov class battlecruiser (active).
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