The Phoenix is the brig of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire . One of the three brigs of the same type [1] .
| "Phoenix" | |
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| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Phoenix |
| Type of sailing weapon | brig |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire |
| Manufacturer | Kronstadt shipyard |
| The author of the ship drawing | I.P. Amosov |
| Ship master | A.V. Zenkov |
| Construction started | October 6 (18), 1809 |
| Launched | July 12 (24), 1811 |
| Commissioned | 1811 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | Dismantled in 1825 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | OK. 470 t |
| Length between perpendiculars | 30.2 m |
| Midship Width | 9.4 m |
| Draft | 4.1 m |
| Depth of intrum | 3.8 m |
| Engines | sail |
| Crew | 85 people |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 20 24 lb carronades |
Content
Service History
The Phoenix brig was laid down on October 6, 1809 at the Kronstadt shipyard. The construction was carried out by shipbuilder A.V. Zenkov. Launching took place on July 12, 1811.
Patriotic War of 1812
In June and July 1812, the brig cruised in the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic Sea , carried out intelligence operations off the coast of Riga and Danzig . In August, he protected the approaches to the Gulf of Riga, cruised between Vindava and Libava . On August 19, a brig consisting of a detachment of captain of the 2nd rank I.S. Tulubiev came to the Danzig raid .
Until September 4, the ship blocked the marine approach to the fortress, and on September 8 came to Sveaborg . At this time, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev served on the brig with the rank of lieutenant.
War with France 1813-1814
In 1813 and 1814, the ship cruised in the Baltic Sea, went to Stockholm , Copenhagen , Karlskron .
Further Service
Since 1815, the brig became part of the training courts of the Naval Cadet Corps (IWC). From 1815 to 1819, the brig went on practical voyages to the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland .
From May to September 1817, the Phoenix sailed with the best pupils of the IWC assigned to the brig at the behest of the Sovereign, including the three-hockey team [2] P. Stanitsky, P. Nakhimov , Z. Dudinsky, N. Fofanov; dvukampantsy P. Novosilsky , S. Likhonin, V. Dal , D. Zavalishin , I. Adamovich, A.P. Rykachev, F. Kolychev and odnokampanets I. Butenev . The ship went to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Karlskrona.
In 1825, the brig was dismantled in Kronstadt.
Commanders
The brig "Phoenix" at different times went under the command of the following commanders:
- 1812-1815 - P. A. Dokhturov
- 1816 - P. I. Suschev
- 1817 - P. A. Dokhturov
- 1818 - I. S. Nilov
- 1819 - A.F. Sorokhtin
Notes
- ↑ Chernyshev A. A. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing House, 2002. - T. 2. - S. 79. - 480 p. - (Ships and ships of the Russian fleet). - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01789-1 .
- ↑ CAMPANIANS - the term pestilence., Obsolete. The midshipman who conducted so many campaigns in swimming. In swimming, the midshipmen performed all the sailor's work. Odnokampans were also called mouth-mouths and were not assigned to Mars. (A.P. Belyaev Rep. Decembrist, p. 49). The older pupils are three-campans, that is, they made three campaigns (D. Zavalishin Rep. // PB 1873 6 626.)
Literature
- Veselago F.F. List of Russian warships from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Printing Ministry of the Ministry of the Sea, 1872. - 798 p.
- Chernyshev A. A. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing House, 2002 .-- T. 2 .-- 480 p. - (Ships and ships of the Russian fleet). - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01789-1 .
- Shirokorad A. B. 200 years of the sailing fleet of Russia / Ed. A. B. Vasiliev. - 2nd ed. - M .: Veche, 2007. - 448 p. - ISBN 978-5-9533-1517-3 .