Russian ship Oryol

At least five ships of the Imperial Russian Navy and one ship of the Russian Coast Guard have been named Oryol (Eagle). The name is often rendered in English-language sources as Orel, but this is a poor transliteration of the Cyrillic.

Russian frigate Oryol (1668) - frigate destroyed at Astrakhan by rebels in 1670
Russian ship of the line Oryol (1807) - 74-gun ship of the line that fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was scrapped in 1833
Russian ship of the line Oryol (1833) - 74-gun ship of the line scrapped in 1848
Russian ship of the line Oryol (1854) - 84-gun ship of the line converted to steam power while still under construction
Russian battleship Oryol - Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship captured by Japan during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905
Russian frigate Oryol (1985) - Nerey-class (Krivak III) frigate of the Russian Coast Guard, former Imeni XXVII siezda KPSS.

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