'' Slava '' was built by the Baltic Works at Saint Petersburg . She was laid down on 1 November 1902 , launched on 29 August 1903 , and completed in October 1905 , too late to participate in the Russo-Japanese War . Together with the battleship , she helped to suppress the Sveaborg Rebellion in 1906 . '' Slava '' was assigned to a training squadron for new officers fresh from the Naval College that was formed after the Rebellion as part of the post-Tsushima naval reforms . On one of her training cruises to the Mediterranean , her crewmen rescued survivors during the 1908 Messina earthquake and the ship took casualties to Naples for medical care . She had a serious boiler accident in August 1910 and was towed by '' Tsesarevich '' to Gibraltar for temporary repairs before sailing to Toulon for repairs that required nearly a year to complete . Upon her return to Kronstadt she was relieved of her training assignment and transferred to the Baltic Fleet
1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Russian battleship Slava