Panagia Apotumengano (brig)

Sailing wooden brig . The armament of the vessel was 14 guns, and the crew consisted of 76 people ^[2] .

The brig "Panagia Apotumengano" was purchased from a Greek merchant in 1787 ^[2] (according to other sources in 1788 ^[1] ) for the needs of the Black Sea Fleet .

Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1791

He took part in the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791 . From June 18 to July 19, 1788, as part of Rear Admiral Count M. I. Voinovich’s squadron, he went to sea to search for enemy ships; on July 3 he took part in the battle at Fidonisi . The following year, as part of various squadrons and detachments, he repeatedly sailed to the Black Sea .

May 16, 1790 in the squadron of Rear Admiral F.F. Ushakov left Sevastopol to the Anatolian coast. On May 20, he separated from the squadron and was sent to search for enemy ships in the Sinop area, and on May 24 he returned to Sinop, where he again joined the squadron. On May 28, as part of the detachment, he escorted the captured Turkish ships to Sevastopol . From July 2 to 12 and from August 25 to September 8 of the same year, as part of Rear Admiral F.F. Ushakov’s squadron, he went in search of Turkish ships, while being in the reserve detachment, he took part in the Battle of Kerch and the battle at Cape Tendra .

In April of the following year , going on a cruise to the shores of Bulgaria , captured 2 Turkish ships. On July 28, the squadron, which included Panagia Apotumengano, went to sea and took part in the battle of Kaliakria on July 31. On August 1, the brig was sent to search for enemy ships in the Varna - Sisopol region . On August 2, in the area of ​​Cape Emine, he drove onto reefs and burned a Turkish shebek . By August 20, the "Panagia Apotumengano" together with other ships of the squadron returned to Sevastopol ^[2] .

Tmutarakan Stone

According to one version of the story of the Tmutarakan stone , found in 1792 on the Taman Peninsula , on August 8, 1792, by order of Vice Admiral P.V. Pustoshkin, the stone was loaded onto a ship to be sent to Kherson , where “Panagia on the night of September 9 Apotumengano ”tore from the anchor and stole into Constantinople by a storm. Only by the end of March of the following year , after almost 7 months, the brig managed to return back to Kherson , and then to Nikolaev . In May 1793, the stone returned back to Taman ^[4] .

Until 1795, the brig set sail annually in the Black and Azov Seas . In 1797 it was on the cargo line between Sevastopol and Taganrog , and from April to June of the next year - Sevastopol and Odessa ^[2] .

War with France 1798-1800

He took part in the war with France in 1798-1800. On August 12, 1798, the brig became part of the squadron of Vice Admiral F.F. Ushakov and, together with the remaining ships of the squadron, left Sevastopol to the Mediterranean Sea . He later separated from the squadron and was sent to Constantinople with secret instructions to the Russian envoy to Turkey, BC Tomar . From Constantinople, the brig delivered to Sevastopol a report by F.F. Ushakov, after which he returned back to the squadron. On September 15, the squadron left the Dardanelles Strait towards the Archipelago.

On September 24, he was included in the detachment of captain-lieutenant I.A. Shostak , as part of which he went to the island of Zerigo , and on September 28 took part in the capture of the fortress of San Nicolo. In October 1798, the brig arrived at the location of the detachment of Captain 1st Rank D.N. Senyavin , who was blocking Corfu , delivered an order to F.F. Ushakov and remained with Corfu in cruising. From February 8 to February 12 of the following year, the brig delivered a cargo of provisions for the ships of the detachment located in Avlon . During the blockade and bombardment, Corfu was used as a messenger ship for delivering reports ^[2] . On February 18, the “Panagia Apotumengano” and schooner No. 1 approached the island of Vido from the south side close to the shore and cleared the way for landing by fire ^[5] .

In April – May 1799 and June – July 1800, the brig delivered money for squadrons from the Russian consul from Patras . In July and August, as part of the squadron, he went to Messina , Palermo and Naples . From September 19 to October 5 of the same year, together with the hasty frigate , he took part in the blockade of Civitavecchia . On July 6, 1800, together with the ships of the squadron of F.F. Ushakov, he left Corfu and by October 27 arrived in Sevastopol .

After the war, from 1801 to 1806, he was on freight lines between the ports of the Black Sea ^[2] .

Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812

He took part in the Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812. From 1809 to 1812, went on a cruise to the Black Sea to the coast of the Caucasus .

In 1813 he moved from Sevastopol to the Deep Pier ^[2] .

At different times, the commanders of the Panagia Apotumengano brig were:

• I. Zvorono ( 1790 - 1791 years ).
• F. D. Rodionov ( 1792 ).
• L.F. Morskoy ( 1793 - 1795 years ).
• F. Ya. Skirnevsky (until June 1798 ).
• A. Skandrakov (Skandraki) (from June 1798 to 1800 ).
• D. G. Navrotsky (since July 1804 ).
• E.N. Pestov ( 1806 ).
• I.I. Svinkin (until June 1808 ).
• S. A. Antipa ( 1809 - 1811 ).
• A.A. Durasov ( 1812 ).
• E.E. Kardamaki ( 1813 ).

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