"Lightning" - sailing schooner of the Baltic Fleet of Russia .
| "Lightning" | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | schooner |
| Type of sailing weapon | schooner |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Lodeinopolsky Shipyard [1] |
| Ship master | N. I. Fedorov [1] |
| Construction started | May 19, 1829 [2] |
| Launched | September 4, 1829 [2] |
| Commissioned | 1829 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1844 [2] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 24.4 m [2] |
| Midship Width | 6.7 m [2] |
| Draft | 2.7 m [2] |
| Mover | sail |
| Crew | 50 people [1] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 14 [2] |
Content
Ship Description
One of the four schooners of the "Whirlwind" type. The length of the schooner was 24.4 meters , the width was 6.7 meters , and the draft was 2.7 meters . The armament of the vessel consisted of 14 guns, and the crew of 50 people [1] [2] .
Service History
Schooner "Lightning" was laid at the shipyard in Lodeynoye Pole on May 19, 1829, and after launching on September 4, 1829, it became part of the Baltic Fleet. Construction was carried out by the ship foreman N. I. Fedorov [1] [2] .
In the autumn of the same year, she moved from Lodeynoye Field to St. Petersburg . From 1830 to 1834 annually went on practical voyages to the Gulf of Finland . In 1835, she held a post in Reval . In 1836, she took part in hydrographic work in Finnish skerries as part of the detachment [1] .
The schooner was dismantled in Kronstadt in 1844 [2] .
Schooner Commanders
The commanders of the schooner "Lightning" at different times served [1] :
- A. S. Deshaplet (1829-1833).
- E.I. Cebrikov (1834-1835).
- A.E. von Frisch (1836).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Schooners of the “Whirlwind” type . "Military Russia". Date of treatment March 17, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Schooners of the Baltic Fleet . randewy.ru. Date of treatment March 17, 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 .