At least three ships of the Imperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy, or Russian Navy have been named Alexander Nevsky after the Russian saint Alexander Nevsky. , a screw frigate launched in 1861 , a launched in 1951 , a launched in 2010 See also , launched in 1916. Saw service with the Royal Navy as HMS Alexander before returning to Russia and entering into service with the Soviet Union as Lenin. Citations References Russian Navy ship names