Amsterdam Galley

A wooden sailing frigate, the length of the vessel, according to various sources, could be 32.9–32.9 meters ^{[comm. 1]} , width from 10.4 to 10.5 meters ^{[comm. 2]} , and the draft is 4 meters ^{[comm. 3]} . The armament of the vessel was 32 guns ^{[1] [2] [3]} .

The frigate Amsterdam-Galei was ordered in Amsterdam by Prince B. I. Kurakin , laid down in 1719 and, after launching in 1720, became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia . On October 18 ( 29 ), 1721 , the frigate arrived in Revel under the guise of a merchant ship, and on October 29 ( November 9 ) moved to Kronstadt . In 1722 it was used to transport captured Swedish soldiers to Stockholm ^{[1] [3] [4]} .

In November 1723, together with the frigate " Dekrondelivde " as a flagship, it was included in the "Madagascar expedition." On December 12 (23), the detachment left Kronstadt, however, on December 20 (31), the ships fell into a severe storm and were forced to go to the Nargen island to repair the damage. On December 31, 1723 ( January 11, 1724 ), the detachment resumed sailing, but due to a strong leak in the Amsterdam-Galea, both frigates took the opposite course and returned to Revel on January 8 (19) , where the frigate was left for repair. During the kicking, due to the indiscretion of the commander of the vessel, Captain of the 3rd rank D. Lorenz, the frigate lay on its side and filled with water, 16 people drowned during the incident. After repairs from July to September of the same year, he took part in the practical sailing of the squadron of ships of the Baltic Fleet in the Gulf of Finland ^{[5] [6]} .

In 1725 he was included in the Spanish Expedition. On May 14 (25), the squad left Revel and, following the route Copenhagen - Tromsund Island - Lewis Island - Cape San Vicente , arrived in Cadiz on August 18 (29) . Unloading cargo in the Spanish port, the ships moved to Lisbon on November 16 (27) , and left Lisbon on November 26 ( December 7 ) and headed back to Russia. In the Bay of Biscay, the squad fell into a strong storm and Amsterdam-Galey lagged behind the squad. Attempts to anchor led to the loss of two frigate anchors and on December 28, 1725 ( January 8, 1726 ), he was forced to go to Santander , where he met the remaining ships of the squad. On March 11 ( 22 ), 1726 , the ships left Santander, bypassed Great Britain from the west , and arrived in Kronstadt on May 14 (25) , visiting on the way to Copenhagen and Revel ^[1] .

In 1727, the frigate was in repair in Kronstadt. In 1728 and 1729 he sailed in the Barents Sea to Kildin . From May to July 1731 he made the transition from Kronstadt to Arkhangelsk . On August 4 (15), he left Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt, but on August 19 (30) in the area of ​​Cape Nordkap, he fell into a severe storm during which all sails were torn on the frigate, a leak opened in the hold and five crew were washed overboard, and forced was to take the reverse course. The ship returned to Arkhangelsk on September 12 (23) and remained there for the winter. In the campaign of the next 1732 he moved to Kronstadt, where he arrived on 10 (21) August ^[1] .

In 1733, as part of a detachment, he took part in voyages to Revel and Memel , and also accompanied to Vindava two gilded galleys, sent as a gift to the King of Prussia . In May 1734, he again left Kronstadt to Arkhangelsk as part of a detachment, which also consisted of a gukor and a flute , but having reached the Russian fleet squadron blocking Danzig on June 5 (16) , the detachment was ordered to take the reverse course due to the threat from the French fleet and 20 June ( July 1 ) returned to Revel. In 1735 he made the transition from Revel ^{[comm. 4]} to Arkhangelsk and stayed there for the winter, and in 1736 he moved to Kronstadt ^{[1] [8]} .

In 1738, it was renovated in Kronstadt. In September 1739, he began sailing from Kronstadt to Arkhangelsk with the aim of training the midshipmen and repair at the Solombala shipyard , however, having arrived on September 30 ( October 11 ) in Revel, he received an order to cancel the sailing due to the threat of the French squadron located at Copenhagen ^[1] .

May 18 ( 29 ), 1740 again left Revel in Arkhangelsk. During the night of May 24 ( June 4 ), during a severe storm, due to an error of almost a degree, instead of the island, Borngolm went to the shores of Pomerania . When trying to anchor in the area of ​​Geisfold, the frigate was thrown into the sandbank and crashed. The full crew managed to get ashore, but even before the storm ended, three sailors died “from sputum and cold” ^{[5] [9]} .

At different times, the commanders of the frigate Amsterdam-Galey were ^[10] :

• lieutenant captain , then 3rd rank captainD. I. Myasnoy (1721 and partially in 1723) ^[11] ;
• lieutenant captain M. Antufiev (1722) ^[12] ;
• 2nd rank captain B. Schmitt (until November 1723) ^{[comm. 5] [13]} ;
• 3rd rank captain D. Lorenz (from November 1723 to February 1724) ^[6] ;
• lieutenant commander M. Kiselev (1725-1726) ^[14] ;
• lieutenant commander A. Chertkov (1728) ^[15] ;
• lieutenant commander A. Zverev (1729) ^[16] ;
• lieutenant commander V. Chebotayev (1731-1732) ^[17] ;
• captain of colonel rank G. Snitker (until July 4 ( 15 ), 1733 and in 1734 ^{[comm. 6]} ) ^[18] ;
• captain of colonel rank T. Stokes (July 4 ( 15 ), 1733 ) ^{[comm. 7] [19]} ;
• captain of colonel rank I. G. Cherevin (1734-1735) ^[20] ;
• major rank lieutenant G. Tolbukhin (1736) ^[21] ;
• Major lieutenant S. G. Malygin (1739-1740) ^[22] .

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