GeopoliticsHistoryProtectedShips New missile hits old Russian ship By ANI - August 17, 2024 0 418 The Volkhov (later the Kommuna) at her launching in St. Petersburg in 1913. She was commissioned into the Imperial Russian Navy in 1915. One of the world’s oldest active-duty naval ships has been damaged by a modern guided missile. The ship is the Russian Navy’s Kommuna, an innovative submarine salvage ship in service since 1915, US Naval Institute News reports Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)