Hercules is a 16-gun sailing corvette of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia .
| "Hercules" | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Ship class and type | 16 gun corvette |
| Type of sailing equipment | Three-masted ship |
| Organization | Caspian Flotilla [1] |
| Manufacturer | Kazan Admiralty [2] |
| Ship master | S. O. Burachek [2] |
| Construction started | 1819 [2] |
| Launched | May 14, 1820 [2] |
| Commissioned | 1820 |
| Removed from the fleet | 1831 [2] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 33.6 m [2] |
| Mid- width width | 9.5 m [2] |
| Draft | 3.8 m [2] |
| Mover | sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 16 [2] |
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Ship description
Sailing corvette, one of the four corvettes of the type "Kazan". The length of the vessel was 33.6 meters , width - 9.5 meters, and the draft - 3.8 meters. The armament of the ship consisted of 16 guns [1] [2] .
Service history
The corvette "Hercules" was laid in 1819 in the Kazan Admiralty and after launching on May 14, 1820 it became part of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia . The construction was conducted by the shipmaster S. O. Burachek [1] [2] .
In 1820, the internal routes were transferred from Kazan to Astrakhan . From 1821 to 1824 he went into practical navigation in the Caspian Sea . In 1825, he took part in the expeditions of Professor EI Eichwald , aimed at studying the fauna of the Caspian Sea, after which he was engaged to transport troops from Astrakhan to Baku . During the Russian-Persian war of 1826–28, he stood in Astrakhan [2] .
Corvette was dismantled in Astrakhan in 1831 [1] [2] .
Corvette commanders
The commanders of the corvette "Hercules" at different times served [2] :
- AM Yuriev (1820).
- I.I. Nelidov (1822).
- I.M. Alekseev (1823-1824).
- A. N. Ladyzhensky (1825).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Corvettes of the Caspian Flotilla . www.randewy.ru. The appeal date is July 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Corvettes of the “Kazan” type . "Military Russia". The appeal date is July 25, 2014.
Literature
- Veselago F. F. List of Russian military courts from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Maritime Ministry Printing House, 1872. - 798 p.
- Chernyshev A. А. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing, 2002. - T. 2. - 480 p. - (Ships and vessels of the Russian fleet). - 5000 copies - ISBN 5-203-01789-1 .
- A. B. Shirokorad. 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 .