Gangut

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Gangut (Гангут) is the Russian transliteration of the Swedish name (Hangö udd) for Hanko Peninsula. It may have the following meanings:

• The Battle of Gangut in 1714
  • Ships of the Imperial Russian Navy named after the battle:
    • Russian battleship Gangut (1888)
    • Russian battleship Gangut (1909)
  • Gangut class battleship
• The Russian name for the town of Hanko during the time Finland was a Grand duchy of Russia.
• The "Invincible Gangut" (Непокоренный Гангут), The naval base in Hanko leased to the Soviet Union in the Moscow Peace Treaty that ended the Winter War.