The Holy Trinity ( Descent of the Holy Spirit ) is a 66-gun sailing battleship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet .
| The Holy Trinity | |
|---|---|
 Illustration from the book of A. A. Chernyshev “Russian Sailing Fleet” | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | 66th cannon ship |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Black Sea Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Kherson shipyard [1] |
| Ship master | S. I. Afanasyev [2] |
| Construction started | September 30, 1790 [2] |
| Launched | May 6, 1791 [2] |
| Commissioned | October 3, 1791 [3] |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1804 year [3] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Upper Deck Length | 48.8 m [3] |
| Midship Width | 13.5 m [3] |
| Draft | 5.8 m [3] |
| Mover | sail |
| Crew | 733 people [4] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 66/72 [3] |
Content
- 1 Service History
- 2 Ship Commanders
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Service History
The ship was laid in Kherson and launched under the name "Descent of the Holy Spirit." In 1791 he moved from Kherson to Sevastopol and became part of the Black Sea Fleet .
As part of the squadron was in practical voyages in the Black Sea in 1794 , 1796 and 1797 [4] .
He took part in the war with France . On August 13, 1798, as part of the squadron of Vice Admiral F.F. Ushakov, he left Sevastopol for Constantinople for joint action with the Turkish fleet against France. The United Russian-Turkish fleet on September 20 left the Dardanelles Strait in the Archipelago [3] .
On October 13, as part of the Russian fleet squadron, he took part in the landing on the island of Zante [4] . Then, at the head of the detachment under the command of Captain 2nd rank Poschochin, he separated from the fleet and came to the island of Kefalonia , where on October 17 he landed an assault force of 180 people, who took the fortress with almost no resistance. During the occupation of the island, 53 copper and cast-iron guns were captured, a large number of ammunition, as well as more than 200 people of the French garrison were captured [5] .
On October 29, the detachment was sent from Kefalonia to Corfu to strengthen the detachment of Captain 1st Rank I. A. Selivachev, where he arrived on October 31. Upon arrival, the ships joined the detachment leading the blockade of the fortress [4] [5] .
November 12, took part in a shootout with the French ship "Genereux", which was trying to break into the sea [4] .
On February 18, 1799, he took part in the capture of the island of Wido, and on February 20 he supported the storming of the fortress of Corfu with fire [6] .
In July 1799, after the departure of the Russian squadron, the ship, as part of the detachment of A.P. Aleksiano, was left to Corfu to repair and protect the fortress. On July 6, 1800, as part of the squadron, F. F. Ushakov left Corfu for Russia and by October 26 approached Sevastopol [4] , but was unable to enter the bay in the dark and was forced to head to Feodosia, where he arrived the next day [3 ] .
In 1804, as part of the captain’s 1st rank detachment, G. G. Belli delivered troops from Odessa to Corfu, while flying under the trade flag, and the guns were loaded into the hold [4] .
On October 5, the ship returned to Sevastopol , where it was dismantled according to some sources in 1804 [3] , and according to others - in 1806 [4] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the ship at different times were:
- P.A. Danilov (1791).
- I.I. Prestman (1793-1797).
- I.S. Poskochin (1798-1800).
- S. I. Rubets (1802 and 1804).
- S. B. Sakharov (1803 and 1806).
- K.A. Geramutso (1805).
Notes
- ↑ Kherson period of the Black Sea shipbuilding (inaccessible link) . seaspirit.ru. Date of treatment August 10, 2013. Archived on September 5, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 History of Kherson Small Illustrated Encyclopedia . rudocs.exdat.com. Date of treatment August 10, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ships of the Black Sea Fleet . randewy.ru. Date of treatment August 10, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 “Holy Trinity”, Russia, 1791 . admiral.org.ua. Date accessed August 10, 2013. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 War with France 1798–1800 . militera.lib.ru. Date of treatment August 10, 2013.
- ↑ Siege of Corfu (1798-1799) . heroesship.ru. Date of treatment August 10, 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 .