Astrabad is a steamboat of the Caspian flotilla of the Russian Empire .
| Astrabad | |
|---|---|
| Astrabad | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | steamboat |
| Organization | Caspian Flotilla |
| Ship master | Bebihov |
| Construction started | April 24 ( May 6 ), 1835 |
| Launched | September 12 ( 24 ), 1835 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1848 year |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 28.96 m |
| Midship Width | 6.2 m |
| Engines | steam engine with a capacity of 40 nominal liters. from. |
| Mover | 2 side paddle wheels , sails |
Content
- 1 Description of the ship
- 2 Service History
- 3 notes
- 3.1 References
- 3.2 Comments
- 4 Literature
Description of the ship
Wheel steamer with a wooden hull, the length of the vessel was 28.96 meters [comm. 1] and a width of 6.2 meters [comm. 2] . A steam engine with a capacity of 40 rated horsepower and two onboard propeller wheels was installed on the ship, and the ship also carried sailing weapons [1] [2] [3] [4] .
The orientalist I.N. Berezin in his “Journey to Dagestan and the Transcaucasus” in 1842 described the ship as it sailed from Astrakhan [5] [6] :
| Astrabad threw a huge column of smoke, the wheels were furrowed along the smooth surface of the Volga, the frightened boats rushed in countless radii in different directions ... |
Service History
The steamboat Astrabad was laid in Astrakhan on April 24 ( May 6 ), 1835 , and after launching on September 12 ( 24 ), 1835 , it became part of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia. The construction was carried out by the foreman ensign Bebikhov [2] [7] .
In the campaign of 1837, under the command of Lieutenant Commander F. A. Usachenko, the ship went on a cruising voyage in the northern part of the Caspian Sea. The purpose of the voyage was the fight against piracy and the protection of fisheries [8] .
In 1848, the ship’s hull was transferred to the port service, and the steam engine was installed on a new ship of the same name [2] [7] .
Notes
Links to sources
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 648.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 398.
- ↑ Matveev, 2014 , p. 1445.
- ↑ Kirokosyan, 2013 , p. 194-195.
- ↑ Kirokosyan, 2013 , p. 194.
- ↑ Berezin, 1849 , p. 3.
- ↑ 1 2 Veselago, 1872 , p. 648-649.
- ↑ Kirokosyan, 2013 , p. 180-181.
Comments
- ↑ 95 feet .
- ↑ 20 feet 4 inches .
Literature
- Veselago F.F. List of Russian warships from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Printing Ministry of the Ministry of the Sea, 1872. - 798 p.
- 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 .
- Kirokosyan M. A. The Russian flag in the Caspian: Two centuries of the Caspian flotilla (mid-17th - mid-19th centuries); Pirates of the Caspian Sea / Introduction by A. A. Zhilkin. - M .: War book, Kuchkovo field, 2013 .-- 416 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9904362-3-7 . - ISBN 978-5-9950-0352-6 .
- Dmitrii V. Matveev. First Steamers of Kamsk-Votkinsk Ironworks : [ Russian ] . - M. , 2014 .-- 1447 s. - UDC . - ISSN 2219-8229 . - DOI : 10.13187 .
- Berezin I.N.Travels in Dagestan and Transcaucasia. - Kazan, 1849.