"Thunder" or "Donder" (from the Netherlands. Donder - thunder) - sailing bombing ship of the Azov fleet of Russia , one of the first bombing ships of the Russian fleet.
| Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Grom | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Ship class and type | Bombardier Ship |
| Organization | Azov fleet |
| Manufacturer | Chizhov shipyard |
| Ship master | A. Meyer |
| Construction started | September 1697 |
| Launched | May 1699 |
| Removed from the fleet | after 1710 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 26.9 m |
| Mid- width width | 8.5 m |
| Draft | 3.1 m |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 14 |
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Ship Description
Sailing bombardir ship with a wooden hull. The length of the ship was 26.9 meters [comm. 1] , width - 8.5 meters [comm. 2] , and the draft - 3.1 meters [comm. 3] . The ship’s armament consisted of 14 guns, including 2 mortars , ten 24-pounders and two 6-pounder guns [1] [2] [3] .
Service history
The Bombardier ship "Thunder" was laid at the Chizhovskaya shipyard in September 1697 and after launching in May 1699 it became part of the Russian Azov fleet. The ship was built at the expense of Gostiny Kumpanstvo , the construction was led by the shipbuilder August Meer [comm. 4] [1] [3] [4] [5] .
On March 23 ( April 3 ), 1703 , the ship moved to the mouth of the Don , where shipbuilder J. Kornilisen began its modernization [1] [3] .
As of 1710, he was on the blocks in Tavrov , information about the future of the ship and its withdrawal from the fleet was not preserved [1] [3] .
Notes
Comments
- ↑ 88 feet 4 inches .
- ↑ 27 feet 10 inches.
- ↑ 10 feet 3 inches.
- ↑ There are also variants of the spelling of the surname in Russian Meer and Meyer .
References to sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Chernyshov, 2002 , p. 15.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 484.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 333
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 484-485.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 357.
Literature
- Veselago F. F. List of Russian military courts from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Maritime Ministry Printing House, 1872. - 798 p.
- Veselago F. F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - SPb. : “Atlant”, 2013. - T. 1. - 544 p. - (Military history library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-02-0 .
- 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 .