"Three Hierarchs" or "Three Hierarchs" - a sailing battleship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire , a participant in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the subsequent war with France in 1813-1814. The ship was built as part of the largest series of 74-gun sailing battleships of the Russian fleet of the Selafail type. He was one of the ships that suffered during the flood in Kronstadt in 1824.
| Three Hierarchs | |
|---|---|
| Three Ierarkhov | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Sailing ship of the line |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Solombala Shipyard |
| Ship master | AM Kurochkin |
| Construction started | August 28 ( September 9 ) 1807 |
| Launched | May 9 ( 21 ), 1809 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1827 year |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2700 t |
| Length between perpendiculars | 54.25-54.3 m |
| Midship Width | 14.6 m |
| Draft | 6.2 m |
| Depth of intrum | 5.82-5.9 m |
| Mover | sail |
| Crew | 570/610 |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 74 |
Content
Ship Description
The representative of a series of sailing two-deck ships of the line "Selafail", the largest series of 74-gun battleships of the Russian Imperial Navy . Ships of this series were built from 1803 to 1825 in the shipyards of St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk . In total, 23 battleships were built as part of the series [comm. 1] . All ships of the series were distinguished by structural strength and excellent seaworthiness [1] .
The ship's displacement was 2700 tons, the length, according to various sources, was 54.25–54.3 meters [comm. 2] , width - 14.6 meters [comm. 3] , the draft is 6.2 meters, and the depth of the intrum is 5.82-5.9 meters [comm. 4] . The armament of the ship was 74 guns, and the crew could consist of 570 to 610 people [2] [3] [4] .
Service History
The battleship Three Hierarchs was laid down at the Solombala shipyard on August 28 ( September 9 ), 1807 , and after launching on May 9 ( 21 ), 1809 , it became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia. The construction was carried out by the master of the seventh class AM Kurochkin [4] [5] [6] [7] .
He took part in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the subsequent war with France in 1813-1814. He was a member of the squadron of Vice Admiral R.V. Crown , who left Arkhangelsk on August 11 (23) and, having stood a strong storm along the way , arrived in Sveaborg on October 9 (21) . From Sveaborg on October 28 ( November 9 ), the squadron ships left for Shirness , where they arrived on November 29 ( December 11 ). Until May 1814, the Crown squadron was in England, where Russian ships took part in military operations against the French and cruising voyages together with the English fleet [4] [8] [9] .
May 25 ( June 6 ) 1814 "Three Hierarchs" together with other ships of the squadron left Shirness. May 27 ( June 8 ) arrived in Cherbourg , from where, with the troops of the Russian guard on board, headed for Kronstadt. July 8 (20) ships of the squadron arrived at the port of Kronstadt [10] .
In 1816, the ship took part in a practical voyage in the Gulf of Finland . In 1817, as part of the squadron of Vice Admiral R.V. Crown, he sailed to the French coast, for the delivery of Russian troops from Calais to Kronstadt [10] [11] [12] .
During the flood in Kronstadt on November 7 ( 19 ), 1824 he was in the Military Harbor, was torn from the anchors and carried to the sandbank, which, however, was removed a week later on November 15 (27) [4] [8]
In 1827, the ship of the Three Hierarchs was converted into a store in Kronstadt [4] [10] [13] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the battleship “Three Hierarchs” at different times served [10] :
- 1st rank captainV. I. Ternovsky (1812-1814) [14] ;
- 1st rank captain I. G. Stepanov (1816) [15] ;
- 2nd rank captain F. J. von Tiesenhausen (1817) [16] .
Notes
Comments
- ↑ Also, the series included “ Selafail ” (the lead ship of the series), “ Strong ”, “ Eagle ”, “ North Star ”, “ Borey ”, “ Do not touch me ”, “ Svyatoslav ”, “ Nord-Adler ”, “ Prince Gustav” "," Berlin "," Hamburg "," Dresden "," Lubeck "," Arsis "," Katzbach "," Retwisan "," Three Saints "," St. Andrew "," The Great Sysy "," Prokhor "," Prince Vladimir ”and“ Tsar Constantine ”.
- ↑ 178 feet .
- ↑ 48 feet.
- ↑ 19 feet 3 inches .
Links to sources
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 102-109.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 102.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 52.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 45.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 102, 105.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 52-53.
- ↑ Veselago VI, 2013 , p. 109-110.
- ↑ 1 2 Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 105-106.
- ↑ Veselago V, 2013 , p. 164.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 106.
- ↑ Veselago V, 2013 , p. 115
- ↑ Veselago VI, 2013 , p. 192.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 53.
- ↑ Veselago V, 2013 , p. 163-164.
- ↑ Veselago V, 2013 , p. 114-115.
- ↑ Veselago VI, 2013 , p. 191-192.
Literature
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- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlas”, 2013. - V. 5 / The reign of Catherine II. S - I. - 416 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-07-5 .
- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlas”, 2013. - T. 6 / The reign of Emperor Paul I / The reign of Emperor Alexander I. A - G. - 576 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-09-9 .
- Chernyshev A. A. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1997 .-- T. 1. - 312 p. - (Ships and vessels of the Russian fleet). - 10 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-01788-3 .
- 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 .