in the “TIL” file:

The Russian naval vessel Kommuna (a “rescue”/”salvage” ship, ex-sub-tender) recently damaged by a Ukrainian missile attack in Sevastopol is actually the world’s oldest active naval vessel! It was first commissioned into the Tsarist Navy in 1912, and is still on the books as of today.

Though after 112 years, it just might be time to retire*…..

*especially with that 21st-Century missile damage