Editing Russian cruiser Aurora (section)

==Post World War II==
The ship was opened as a museum ship in Leningrad in 1957, as a monument to the October Revolution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancebo |first=Ivanka Garcia |title=Russian Cruiser Aurora - Opening times, prices & location |url=https://www.introducingsaintpetersburg.com/russian-cruiser-aurora#:~:text=During%20World%20War%20II,%20Aurora,a%20museum%20ship%20in%201957. |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.introducingsaintpetersburg.com |language=en}}</ref>

After having served as a museum ship for 27 years, from 1984 to 1987 the cruiser was once again placed in her construction yard, the Admiralty Shipyard, for capital restoration. During the overhaul, due to deterioration, the ship's hull below the waterline was replaced with a new welded hull according to the original drawings. The cut off lower hull section was towed into the [[Gulf of Finland]] to the decommissioned {{ill|Ruchi Naval Base|ru|Ручьи (военно-морская база)}}, and sunk near the shore. The restoration revealed that some of the ship's parts, including the armour plates, were originally made in Britain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aurora |url=https://www.museumships.us/russia/aurora |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113210845/https://www.museumships.us/russia/aurora |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2020 |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=Museum Ships.us |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2013, Russian Defence Minister [[Sergey Shoygu]] announced plans to recommission ''Aurora'' and make her the flagship of the [[Russian Navy]] due to her historical and cultural importance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2-news.ru/info/politics/211-avrora_vernetsya_v_stroy_.html |title="Аврора" вернется в строй |trans-title="Aurora" will return to service |date=27 January 2013 |website=Dve Novosti |language=ru |access-date=5 June 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020195049/http://2-news.ru/info/politics/211-avrora_vernetsya_v_stroy_.html |archive-date=2013-10-20}}</ref> On 21 September 2014, the ship was towed to the [[Admiralty Shipyard]] in [[Kronstadt]] to be overhauled,<ref name="RussiaBeyond" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v45NA2LtlKI  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/v45NA2LtlKI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Russian Revolution Symbol: Iconic 'Aurora' cruiser towed to renovation port |author=RT |date=21 September 2014 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> to return in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/754118 |title=Legendary Aurora to return to its harbour after overhaul in 2016 |date=13 October 2014 |website=TASS}}</ref> On 16 July 2016, she returned to her home harbour in Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/bolshevik-revolution-warship-aurora-returns-to-st-petersburg/ |title=Bolshevik Revolution warship Aurora returns to St. Petersburg |date=16 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Everett Herald]]}}</ref>