"Asia" - a sailing battleship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire , one of the ships of the type "Peter the Second", a participant in the Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774 as part of the third Archipelago squadron , went missing during the war.
| Asia | |
|---|---|
| Asia | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Rank 4 sailing ship of the line |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Solombala Shipyard |
| Ship master | I.V. Yames |
| Construction started | February 27 ( March 9 ), 1764 |
| Launched | May 13 ( 24 ), 1768 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1773 year |
| Main characteristics | |
| Upper Deck Length | 43.57-43.6 m |
| Midship Width | 11.6-11.7 m |
| Depth of intrum | 5.1-5.5 and |
| Crew | 440 people |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 54 |
Content
Ship Description
One of the nineteen sailing 54-gun battleships of the Peter II type, built from 1724 to 1768 at the shipyards of Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg . In total, nineteen battleships were built as part of the series [comm. 1] [1] .
The length of the ship according to various sources was 43.57-43.6 meters [comm. 2] , width from 11.6 to 11.7 meters [comm. 3] , and draft from 5.1 to 5.5 meters [comm. 4] . The armament of the vessel was 54 guns, including eighteen-, eight- and four-pound guns, and the crew could reach 440 people [2] [3] [4] .
Service History
The battleship “Asia” was laid down at the Solombala shipyard on February 27 ( March 9 ), 1764 , and after launching on May 13 ( 24 ), 1768 , it became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia . The construction of the ship was carried out by an ober-sarvaer of colonel rank I.V. Yames [4] [5] [6] [7] .
From July to October 1768 he made the transition from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt [5] [8] .
He took part in the Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774. In the campaign of 1769 from June to October he took part in cruising the squadron of ships of the Baltic Fleet in the Baltic Sea , including in August he participated in ensuring the transfer of the first Archipelago squadron to Copenhagen [5] .
The campaign of 1770 became part of the third Archipelago Squadron under the command of Rear Admiral I.N. Arf , consisting of three battleships [comm. 5] , 13 transports and three deck bots . The ships of the squadron left Revel on June 15 (26) and, following the route Copenhagen - English Channel - Gibraltar - Port Magon - Sicily , came to Auzu on December 25, 1770 ( January 5, 1771 ) [comm. 6] . In the campaign of the next 1771, the ship as part of the same squadron moved to the island of Mikono , after which until November he took part in cruising voyages of squadrons and squadrons of ships of the Russian fleet in the Archipelago [comm. 7] , in addition to this, in April participated in the blockade of the Dardanelles , and with1 ( 12 ) on November 5 (16) as a part of the squadron of Admiral G. A. Spiridov - in the bombing of the Turkish fortress of Mitilini and the landing of troops that stormed this fortress [5] [9] [10] .
In the campaign of 1772 from February to August he took part in the blockade of the Dardanelles as part of a detachment under the command of Rear Admiral A.V. Elmanov . In October and November, he was in Kauza on a keeled . On December 5 (16), he again came to the Dardanelles and joined the squadron of Rear Admiral S.K. Greig , who carried out the blockade of the strait [5] .
February 7 ( 18 ), 1773 the ship left the island of Mikono and, heading towards the island of Imbro , went missing. Later, the ship’s mizan mast and several fragments of it were nailed to Mikono Island, none of the 349 crew members on board at that time were found. The entire crew was declared dead during the shipwreck [5] [11] .
Ship Commanders
At different times, the commanders of the battleship Asia were [12] :
- 2nd rank captain T. A. Akhmatov (1768) [8] ;
- 2nd rank captain and then 1st rank captain N.V. Tolbuzin (1769-1773 years) [9] .
Notes
Comments
- ↑ Also in the series were the battleships “ Peter the Second ” (the lead ship of the project), “ Vyborg ”, “ New Hope ”, “ Northern Star ”, “ Azov ”, “ Astrakhan ”, “ Saint Andrew ”, “ Kronshtadt ”, “ Saint Panteleimon ”,“ Saint Isaac ”,“ Saint Nicholas ”,“ Shlisselburg ”, two ships“ Neptunus ”built in 1736 and 1758 , two ships“ City of Arkhangelsk ” 1735 and 1761 built and two ships“ Varahail ” 1749 and 1752 built .
- ↑ 143 feet .
- ↑ 38 feet.
- ↑ 16 ft. 7 in .
- ↑ " St. George the Victorious ", " Vsevolod " and "Asia."
- ↑ Concerning the arrival of the squadron in Auzu, Count A. G. Orlov informed the Empress of the following:
Rear Admiral Arf came so easy as our ships do not even sail in the Baltic Sea; He left the necessary things in Revel and took food for only three months ...
- ↑ Including between the islands of Metelino and Tenedos .
References to sources
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 31-35.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 31.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 32.
- ↑ 1 2 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 23.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 35.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 32-33.
- ↑ Veselago II, 2013 , p. 444.
- ↑ 1 2 Veselago II, 2013 , p. 23.
- ↑ 1 2 Veselago II, 2013 , p. 384.
- ↑ Veselago III, 2013 , p. 69.
- ↑ Sokolov, 1855 , p. 21.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 34.
Literature
- Veselago F.F. List of Russian warships from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Printing Ministry of the Ministry of the Sea, 1872. - 798 p.
- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlas”, 2013. - T. 2 / from the death of Peter the Great to the accession to the throne of Catherine II. - 464 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-03-7 .
- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlas”, 2013. - T. 3 / The reign of Catherine II. A - I. - 464 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-04-4 .
- Sokolov A.P. Chronicle of the wrecks and fires of the ships of the Russian fleet, from its beginning until 1854 . - SPb. : Printing House of the Imperial Academy of Sciences , 1855. - 393 p.
- Chernyshev A. A. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1997 .-- T. 1. - 312 p. - (Ships and ships 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 .