The Perwenec
An item dated Berlin, Germany 14th referred to tidings from
Copenhagen, Denmark reported that the Russian frigate General Admiral and the
ironclad Pervenitz (1), the latter built in England, arrived there a day earlier
anchoring in the Rinne. The frigate exchanged salutes with the Danish battery
Sixtus. Note
1. The Perwenez. Her building at the shipyard of Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, England was ordered on 18 November 1861, laid down in December, launched on 8/18 May 1863, commissioned on 28 July 1864, classified as a coast defence ship on 13 February 1893, reserve since 1904, stricken from the navy list on 15 September 1905, transferred to the harbour of Kronstadt and sold to be used as a barge on 8 August 1908, renamed Barge [Barzhna] No.1, purchased by Sobiet forces on 30 June 1922, taken into service as the coal transport Kronstadt Barzhna No. 1, as coal hulk handed over to the Baltic Fleet on 7 August 1925, renamed KP-3 on 1 January 1932, renamed K-41999 on 12 July 1943, renamed VSN-491000 on 16 May 1949, stricken in 1950’s and finally broken up in the early 1960’s.
