"Three Hierarchs" - sailing 84-gun battleship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet .
| The Three Hierarchs | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | 84th gun ship |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Black Sea Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Nikolaev Admiralty [1] |
| Ship master | S. I. Chernyavsky [1] |
| Construction started | November 19, 1836 |
| Launched | August 20, 1838 |
| Commissioned | 1839 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | in 1854, pulled for firewood |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 3790 t [1] |
| Upper Deck Length | 60.2 m |
| Midship Width | 16.3 m |
| Draft | 7.2 m |
| Crew | 750 people [1] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 84/88 [1] |
Ship Description
It belonged to a series of eight 84-gun ships built in Nikolaev. The prototype was the ship Silistria . Round feed of ships increased the strength of the hull. In the manufacture of the ship's hull, metal parts were used, hemp ropes were replaced with anchor chains.
Service History
The ship "Three Hierarchs" was laid in Nikolaev and, after launching in 1839, moved to Sevastopol .
He took part in the creation of the Caucasian fortified coastline. On May 10 and 22, 1840, as part of the squadron of Vice Admiral M.P. Lazarev, he took part in the landing for the capture of the forts captured by the highlanders of Velyaminovsky and Lazarevsky.
In April and May 1841, the ship carried troops from Feodosia to Gelendzhik under the command of Rear Admiral P.N. Yuryev [2] . From October 7 to 10, 1841, as part of the Rear Admiral M.N. Stanyukovich’s detachment, he supported the advance of General I.R. Anrep from Adler to the Navaginsky fortification with fire. The ship went together with the frigate " Agatopol " in tow at the ships " Mighty ", " Well done " and " Fighter ". Vessels moved ahead of the ground forces at a distance of about a kilometer from them. When a large blockage appeared on the shore, the steamers brought the ship and frigate close to the shore, which destroyed the rubble with artillery fire and knocked out the enemy from there. Then the ships continued to move forward [3] .
As part of the squadron was in practical voyages in the Black Sea in 1840 - 1845 , 1847 and 1849 . In June 1843, as part of a squadron, he took part in the transfer of troops of the 13th Division from Sevastopol to Odessa , and in August-September 1843 brought them back to Sevastopol . In August and September 1847, he again took part in the transfer of troops of the 13th Division from Odessa to Sevastopol.
In 1852, the ship of the Three Hierarchs was timber , and in 1854 it was dismantled for firewood [1] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the Three Hierarchs ship at different times were:
- P.M. Vukotich (1839-1849).
- N. D. Varnitsky (1850).
- V.I. Baranovsky (1852-1854).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The ship "Three Hierarchs" . Sevastopol.info. Date of treatment June 4, 2013. Archived June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Yuryev, Pavel Nikolaevich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
- ↑ S.P. Siry. Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (inaccessible link) . rgavmf.ru. Date of treatment June 10, 2013. Archived June 7, 2013.
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, 1997 .-- T. 1. - 312 p. - (Ships and ships of the Russian fleet). - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01788-3 .
- 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 .