Welcome back to my channel. This story is penned by PJU. Ukrainians targeted the port in Sevastopol, damaging the rescue ship Khomina, which was launched in 1913. This marks a significant assault on the world's oldest active warship. On the night of April 19th through April 20th, 2024, Ukrainian forces launched cruise missiles at the Russian port in Sevastopol. Reports indicate that the Khomina, the oldest warship still in service worldwide, sustained damage during the attack. The Khomina is a rescue vessel originally ordered in 1911 and launched the following year. It has withstood World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and continues to serve with the Black Sea fleet, thanks to its unique capabilities. The extent of the damage is currently unknown, and it remains to be seen if the Khomina can be repaired or if it will be decommissioned after 111 years of service. The attack was likely conducted by Ukrainians using storm-shadow cruise missiles, which had previously targeted the submarine Rostavodon, Ropiciclass landing ships, and a Yuri Ivanov-class reconnaissance ship. Commissioned as Volkhov in 1915, the rescue ship Khomina features a distinctive catamaran design with two holes linked by massive trusses. The vessel is about 315 feet long, displaces approximately 3,400 tons, and can lift smaller submarines from the sea. With a lifting capacity of 1102 tons, the Khomina has been used for various recovery missions, including lifting the British submarine HMS-L55 from the Baltic Sea and retrieving the wreck of a Sue-24 strike aircraft from a depth of approximately 1.06 miles. The ship has also been involved in recovering the bodies and parts of the cruiser-missed bomb participating in the search for the wreck of the American drone MQ-9A Reaper, shot down by the Russians over the Black Sea. In recent years, the Russians have also utilized Khomina as a floating base for the Panther Plus type underwater robots and AS-28 deep sea rescue submersibles. It seems that the Russian invasion of Ukraine marked the latest conflict in which Khomina has been involved. Please subscribe, comment, like, share and follow for more content. Please support my channel, send it to cash app KolenDollarDirector327. Thank you for your gift it is greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching.