"Polar Star" - sailing schooner of the White Sea Flotilla of Russia .
| "Polar Star" | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | schooner |
| Type of sailing weapon | schooner |
| Organization | White Sea Flotilla [1] |
| Manufacturer | Solombala Shipyard [2] |
| Ship master | F. T. Zagulyaev [2] |
| Construction started | September 1 ( 13 ), 1843 [1] |
| Launched | May 10 ( 22 ), 1844 [1] |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1859 year [1] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 23.39 [1] / 23.4 m [2] |
| Midship Width | 6.17 [1] / 6.2 m [2] |
| Draft | 2.49 [1] / 2.5 m [2] |
| Mover | sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 6 [2] |
Content
Ship Description
According to various sources, the length of the schooner ranged from 23.39 to 23.4 meters , the width from 6.17 to 6.2 meters , and the draft from 2.49 to 2.5 meters . The armament of the vessel consisted of 6 guns [1] [2] .
Service History
Schooner "Polar Star" was laid at the Solombala shipyard in Arkhangelsk on September 1 ( 13 ), 1843 , and after launching on May 10 ( 22 ), 1844 , it became part of the White Sea flotilla of Russia. The construction was carried out by the foreman F. T. Zagulyaev [1] [2] .
From 1844 to 1858 she sailed to the White Sea , was used to deliver security to lighthouses. In 1844 she went to the Solovetsky Islands with Admiral General Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich on board [2] .
In 1859, the schooner was dismantled in Arkhangelsk [2] .
Schooner Commanders
The commanders of the schooner "Polar Star" at different times were [2] :
- A.M. Bolshev (1844).
- D.F. Sverchkov (1845-1848).
- K. G. Levin (1849-1856).
- N.A. Shulgin (1857).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Frigates, steamboats, brigs, sloops and schooners of the White Sea Flotilla . randewy.ru. Date of treatment March 14, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Schooners of a special construction . "Military Russia". Date of treatment March 14, 2014.
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 .