Kazan is a 16-gun sailing corvette of the Caspian flotilla of Russia .
| Kazan | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | 16 gun corvette |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Caspian Flotilla [1] |
| Manufacturer | Kazan Admiralty [2] |
| Ship master | A. P. Antipiev [2] |
| Construction started | 1815 year [2] |
| Launched | March 11, 1816 |
| Commissioned | 1816 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1827 year [2] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 33.53 [1] / 33.6 m [2] |
| Midship Width | 9.14 [1] / 9.5 m [2] |
| Draft | 3.18 [1] / 3.8 m [2] |
| Mover | sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 16/18 [2] [3] |
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Ship Description
Sailing corvette, one of the four corvettes of the same type. According to various sources, the length of the vessel ranged from 33.53 to 33.6 meters , the width from 9.14 to 9.5 meters, and the draft from 3.18 to 3.8 meters. The armament of the ship consisted of 16/18 guns. The second of the corvettes of this type, which was called "Kazan", the first was built in 1807 [1] [2] [3] .
Service History
The Kazan corvette was laid in 1815 in the Kazan Admiralty and, after launching on March 11, 1816, became part of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia . The construction was carried out by shipbuilder A.P. Antipiev [1] [2] .
In 1817, it was transferred from Kazan to Astrakhan by internal routes. The following year, went on a practical voyage to the Caspian Sea . From 1819 to 1821 he took part in the military research expedition of N. N. Muravyov-Kars to the Turkmen [4] coast of the Caspian Sea [3] . From 1822 to 1826 he again went on a practical voyage to the Caspian Sea [2] .
The corvette was dismantled in Astrakhan in 1827 [1] [2] .
Corvette Commanders
At different times, the commanders of the Kazan corvette were [2] :
- A.E. von Krieger (from 1817 to June 1819).
- Lieutenant G.G. Basargin (from June 1819 to 1821).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Corvettes of the Caspian Flotilla . www.randewy.ru. Date of treatment July 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kazan type corvettes . "Military Russia". Date of treatment July 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Muravyov-Karsky N.N., 1822 , Chapter I. Journey to coastal Turkmenistan.
- ↑ Southeast coast of the Caspian Sea
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 .
- Muravyov-Karsky N.N. Travel to Turkmenistan and Khiva in 1819 and 1820 of the Guards General Staff of Captain Nikolai Muravyov, Ambassador from this country for negotiations / Ed. A. B. Vasiliev. - M .: Printing House of August Semyon, 1822.