Andrei Zhdanov
The evacuation of Hanko was performed in several convoys, between October 16 and December 2, 1941, which managed to transport roughly 23,000 troops to Leningrad. The fleet suffered casualties from Finnish minefields and coastal artillery, losing 3 destroyers and 2 large transports ("Andrei Zhdanov" and "Iosif Stalin") as well as several smaller vessels. Finnish troops entering the area found it heavily mined.