The crew of the “Zheleznyakov” destroyer of the Black Sea Fleet of the Red Navy (until February 1925 – “Corfu”, until June 1939 – “Petrovsky”) are watching the fighting in Novorossiysk city. The photo was taken on the day of the liberation of the city.
In the Zheleznyakov destroyer photo are visible: to the left – a 102-mm ship cannon, to the right – a 45-mm semi-automatic ship gun 21-K.
Location: Novorossiysk, USSR
Date: 16 September 1943
Author: Alexey Mezhuyev