What is "rurik"

Rurik or Riurik (, from Rørik; 830 – 879) was a legendary Varangian chieftain who gained control of Ladoga in 862, built the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod, and founded the Rurik Dynasty, which ruled Kievan Rus (and later the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Tsardom of Russia) until the 17th century.

At least three ships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Rurik after Rurik, the semi-legendary founder of ancient Russia.

• - a frigate that served in the Crimean War

• - an armoured cruiser sunk at the Battle of Ulsan

• - a Russian armoured cruiser built by Vickers