Russian naval officer Gasabov according to a report from the Military Observer at Riga, Latvia dated 22 July 1921

Model Maritiem Museum Hamburg, Germany

The information was received from the Latvian General Staff and considered to be reliable. In fact few was known dealing with the personnel of the Central Institutions except that the majority in authority were former naval officers already officers prior to the First World War. The descriptions of the officers were supplied by a former high officer of the Imperial Russian Navy which now stayed in Latvia. Former senior lieutenant. “Commander of the [icebreaker] Yermak (April 1921); has occupied this post 6 to 8 years; a very experienced icebreaker captain; was serving on that ship as far back as the time of admiral Makarov.”(1)

Note

1. Also called Ermak en Jermak. Laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Low Walker Shipyard, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England with yard number 684 in 1897, launched on 17 October 1898, completed in 1899, decommissioned in 1963 and broken up in 1964. Displacement 8,730 tons and as dimensions 97.5 x 21.6 x 7.3 metres. Four shaft vertical expansion steam propulsion with 6 boilers and 9,000 hp a speed of 12 knots. Crew numbered 102 men.

Source

National Archive. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs Series: Security Classified Correspondence and Reports. File Unit. Russia: Navy - MID 2503-16 THRU 2503-265. Roll 1443.