 Peresvet was named after Alexander Peresvet , a Russian Orthodox monk who fought and died at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 , against a Mongolian army . Her keel was laid down on 21 November 1895 by the Baltic Works in Saint Petersburg and she launched on 19 May 1898 . She was not completed , however , until July 1901 , at the cost of 10 @,@ 540 @,@ 000 rubles . Peresvet entered service in August , and was sent to Port Arthur in October 1901 . En route , she ran aground on the tip of Langeland Island while passing through the Danish Great Belt on 1 November , but was apparently not seriously damaged . Upon arrival she was assigned to the Pacific Squadron and became the flagship of the squadron 's second @-@ in @-@ command , Rear Admiral Prince Pavel Ukhtomsky . 
