Explore Grachevo in Russia
Grachevo in the region of Leningrad is a place in Russia - some 449 mi or ( 723 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Grachevo is now 12:27 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kaliningrad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Jõhvi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Leningrad . Where to go and what to see in Grachevo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Seskar
Seskar is an island in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Leningrad Oblast of Russia. The island was an independent municipality of Finland populated by Finns at least since 16th century, until 1940, when ownership was transferred to the Soviet Union following the Moscow Peace Treaty. The ownership was ratified after World War II. The municipality Seiskari had been formed from the Koivisto municipality in 1903, and belonged to the province of Viipuri and to the South Karelia region.
Located at 60.03 28.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
HMS Verulam (1917)
HMS Verulam was an Admiralty V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and was launched on 3 October 1917. She struck a mine off the island of Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland on the night between 3–4 September 1919, and sank. The sunken destroyer was given to the state of Finland on 12 December 1919 together with her sister ship Vittoria; however, when salvage efforts began in 1925, it was found that both ships were broken in two and impossible to repair.
Located at 60.02 28.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
HMS Vittoria (1917)
HMS Vittoria was a British destroyer of the Admiralty V-class. She was converted to a minelayer, and was torpedoed by the Bolshevik submarine Pantera off the island of Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland on 31 August 1919. The sunken destroyer was given to the state of Finland on 12 December 1919 together with her sister ship Verulam; however, when salvaging began in 1925, it was found that both ships were broken in two and impossible to repair.
Located at 60.08 28.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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