"Brave" - sailing 84-gun battleship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet . One of two 84-gun ships of the “Brave” type, built in Nikolaev and being one of the largest ships of the 84-gun rank. Member of the Crimean War .
| "Brave" | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | 84th brave cannon ship |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Black Sea Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Main Admiralty, Nikolaev [1] |
| Ship master | S. I. Chernyavsky [2] |
| Construction started | June 15, 1841 |
| Launched | June 25, 1847 |
| Commissioned | July 1848 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | August 28, 1855 flooded in the Sevastopol raid |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4160 t [1] |
| Upper Deck Length | 62.8 m |
| Midship Width | 12.3 m |
| Draft | 7.3 m |
| Mover | sail |
| Crew | 770 people [1] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 84 [1] |
Content
Service History
The ship "Brave" was laid in Nikolaev and after launching in 1848 moved to Sevastopol .
As part of the squadron was in practical voyages in the Black Sea in 1849 , 1852 and 1853 . August 12, 1853 took part in the training attack of the fleet on the Sevastopol raid. From September 17 to October 2, as part of the squadron of Vice Admiral P. S. Nakhimov, he transported 955 soldiers and officers of the Vilna Regiment of the 13th Division from Sevastopol to Sukhum-Kale .
On October 11, 1853, as part of the squadron, P. S. Nakhimov left Sevastopol to the Anatolian coast in search of Turkish ships. From November 8 to 10, a severe storm survived, as a result of which he lost the grottoes-rey, in connection with which he was sent for repair to Sevastopol.
After the repair, on November 20, he left Sevastopol to Sinop, but, not finding the squadron of P. S. Nakhimov there , he went past Trebizond to Sukhum-Kale and on December 8, Sevastopol.
In April 1854 he stood on the roads of Sevastopol. In January 1855, there were 248 crew members and 59 guns on board, by which time the ship was between Pavlovskaya and the fourth battery.
August 28, 1855 "Brave" was flooded in the Sevastopol raid while leaving the city with a garrison. After the war, during the clearing of the Sevastopol Bay in 1861, it was raised in parts [3] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the ship "Brave" at different times were:
- S. A. Sterlengov (1847-1848).
- F. D. Bartenev (1849-1855).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 The ship "Brave" . Sevastopol.info. Date of treatment June 12, 2013. Archived June 13, 2013.
- ↑ Nikolaev Chronograph. June . Nikolaev Literary. Date of treatment June 12, 2013. Archived June 13, 2013.
- ↑ Ships and vessels sunk in the Sevastopol Bay in 1854-1855. . krimea.info. Date of treatment June 12, 2013. Archived June 4, 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 .