[ship] At least 3 ships of the Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies have been named Petropavlovsk after the 1854 Siege of Petropavlovsk. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petropavlovsk_(ship)
city, northern Kazakhstan. It lies along the Esil (Ishim) River in the centre of the Esil Steppe. Petropavlovsk was founded as a Russian fort in 1752 ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/52