Russian dry cargo ship ms Vjasma 1964-

Vyborg or Viborg©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Typ VI- or Vyborg-class built for the Soviet Union, China, France, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland. The figures differs depending on the source. Wikepedia mentioned 31 built between 1961 and 1969 while Caribia claims 34. Built by VEB Warnowwerft, Warnemünde, East Germany or German Democratic Republic in 1964. Dimensions 140.0 (between perpendiculars)-150.7 (over all) x 20.0 (moulded) x 11.6 (depth to main deck) x 0.93 (fore light)-5.46 (aft light)-3.18 (mean light)-8.91 (mean loaded ) metres. Five cargo hold with total bale capacity 15,674 M3 and grain capacity 18,268M3.

Soviet commander-in-chief Gorshkov replaced by Kuznetsov according to the Australia Station Intelligence Summary dated 1 May 1956

An item reported that the 54 years old Soviet commander-in-chief admiral of the Fleet Nikolay G. Kuznetsov was replaced by his deputy admiral Sergey G. Gorshkov. In the last to months Kuznetov was just one time publically seen, namely when the Royal Navy visited Leningrad [St. Petersburg] in October 1955. His health seemed to be very poor. Between 1937-1946 he was commander-in-chief of the navy, demoted in 1947 while dealing information with the Allies and appointed Minister of Navy in 1951. Gorshkov commanded the Danube Flotilla in 1941, next deputy of admiral Oktyabrskiy who commanded the Black Sea Fleet. Early 1949 was this command transferred to Gorshkov and still held by him in 1954.

Source

Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.

Russian dry cargo carrier Borodin 1951-

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Part of Telnovsk- or alsoknown as Tissa-class. Project 650. Built in Hungary in 1951. Principal dimensions 64.6 (between perpendiculars)-70.2 (over all) x 10.0 (moulded) x 5.3 (depth to main deck) x 15.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. For more details see also Hungarian Ships History

Russian dry cargo carrier Saransk 1959-

Sister ship Andizhan©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Andizhan-class/Design 251/Project 1850. Built by VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, German Democratic Republic (GDR) or East Germany in 1959. Principal dimensions 95.81 (between perpendiculars)-104.2 (over all) x 11.40  (moulded) x 7.92 (depth to main deck) x 22.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. 

Russian dry cargo ship ms Piesetsk 1968-

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Part of the Vytegrales-class design general cargo and timber carriers built by shipyards at Leningrad and Vyborg. Built in the Soviet Union in 1968. Several hulls later converted for the Soviet Navy and in the space program. Dimensions 113.0 (between perpendiculars)-121.9 (over all) x 16.7 (moulded) x 8.3 (depth to main deck) x1.27 (light) fore-4.28 (light)-6,77 (mean light)-7.12 (mean loaded) metres. Gross tonnage 4,896 tons. Net register tonnage 2,215 tons. Total cargo capacity bale 7,300 and grain 7,870 M3.

See for instance Russian Ships Info https://russianships.info/eng/intelligence/project_596p.htm

Russian dry cargo carrier Niandoma 1961-

Sister ship Tartu©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Built by Hungarian Shipyard&Crane Factory (Ganz-Danubius), Budapest, Hungary in 1961. Part of Tartu-clas. Principal dimensions 67.00 (between perpendiculars)-74.54 (over all) x 11.30 (moulded) x 5.32 (depth to main deck) x 24.50 height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. 

British screw steam transport Faith in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport -. , present position Varna,Bulgaria remarks commissariat store ship. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

Source

Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

British screw steam transport Jura in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport -, present position Corfu, Greece, remarks sailed from Balaklava on 4 December for 34th Regiment. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

Source

Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

Russian battleship Sevastopol 1892-1905

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Part of Petropavlovsk-class or sometimes called Poltava-class consisting of the Poltava, Sevastopol and Petropavlovsk, preceded by Sissoi Veliky (built 1891-18966) and succeeded by Rostislav(1894-1900). The design process started with the Imperator Nikolai I (1886-1891) although replacing the gun turrets by barbettes. To avoid the problems with the casemate-mounted secondary armament with the Imperator Aleksandr II (1885-1891) in rough was chosen with the gun layout of the American Indiana-class battleships where the turret mounted armament was position on the upper deck. Laid down by Galernii Island Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia on 19 May 1892, launched on 1 June 1895, completed in 1899, in service in 1900, badly damaged in the Battle of the Yellow Sea against the Japanese fleet, seeking refugee at Port Arthur and there scuttled to prevent capture by the Japanese on 2 January 1905. 

Russian dry cargo ship ms Velikie Lukie 1964-

Vyborg or Viborg©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Typ VI- or Vyborg-class built for the Soviet Union, China, France, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland. The figures differs depending on the source. Wikepedia mentioned 31 built between 1961 and 1969 while Caribia claims 34. Built by VEB Warnowwerft, Warnemünde, East Germany or German Democratic Republic in 1964. Dimensions 140.0 (between perpendiculars)-150.7 (over all) x 20.0 (moulded) x 11.6 (depth to main deck) x 0.93 (fore light)-5.46 (aft light)-3.18 (mean light)-8.91 (mean loaded ) metres. Five cargo hold with total bale capacity 15,674 M3 and grain capacity 18,268M3.

Russian dry cargo carrier Luga 1951-

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Part of Telnovsk- or alsoknown as Tissa-class. Project 650. Built in Hungary in 1951. Principal dimensions 64.6 (between perpendiculars)-70.2 (over all) x 10.0 (moulded) x 5.3 (depth to main deck) x 15.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. For more details see also Hungarian Ships History

Russian dry cargo ship ms Jamal 1967-

Vytegrales©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of the Vytegrales-class design general cargo and timber carriers built by shipyards at Leningrad and Vyborg. Built in the Soviet Union in 1967. Several hulls later converted for the Soviet Navy and in the space program. Dimensions 113.0 (between perpendiculars)-121.9 (over all) x 16.7 (moulded) x 8.3 (depth to main deck) x1.27 (light) fore-4.28 (light)-6,77 (mean light)-7.12 (mean loaded) metres. Gross tonnage 4,896 tons. Net register tonnage 2,215 tons. Total cargo capacity bale 7,300 and grain 7,870 M3.

See for instance Russian Ships Info https://russianships.info/eng/intelligence/project_596p.htm

Russian dry cargo carrier Turkestan 1959-

Sister ship Andizhan©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Andizhan-class/Design 251/Project 1850. Built by VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, German Democratic Republic (GDR) or East Germany in 1959. Principal dimensions 95.81 (between perpendiculars)-104.2 (over all) x 11.40  (moulded) x 7.92 (depth to main deck) x 22.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. 

Russian dry cargo carrier Beltsi 1961-

Sister ship Tartu©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Built by Hungarian Shipyard&Crane Factory (Ganz-Danubius), Budapest, Hungary in 1961. Part of Tartu-clas. Principal dimensions 67.00 (between perpendiculars)-74.54 (over all) x 11.30 (moulded) x 5.32 (depth to main deck) x 24.50 height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. 

British screw steam transport Australian in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport -, present position Balaklava, remarks landing shot and shell. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

Source

Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

British screw steam transport Cottingham in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport -, present position Balaklava, remarks discharging timber. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

Source

Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

Modified Communist Chinese Kronstadt-class escort vessels sighted according to the Australia Station Intelligence Summary dated 1 April 1956

An item referred to a very reliable source suggesting that the Kronstadt-class escort vessels were fitted out with ahead throwing weapons, one vessel was seen on 28 January with a possible squid-type projector mounted abaft the forward gun. Photographs showed an installation (in normal conditions covered) on the position indicated by the source.

Source

Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.

Soviet Budget for 1927-1928 included post for building new battleships

The American Military Attaché at Warsaw, Poland wrote in his report dated 18 October 1927 No. 469 that the Soviet Budget for 1927/1928 included a post of 46,000,000 million gold roubles for the building of battleships.

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.

Russian naval programme according to the Australian newspaper Goulburn Evening Penny Post dated Tuesday 14 August 1906

Ioann Zlatoust, Evstafi-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Andrei Pervozvanny-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Gangut-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item referred to the Bourse Gazette, Saint Petersburg, Russia reporting that the building programme of the Ministry of Navy included some 20,000- tons battleships with a speed of 21 knots.(1)

Note

1. The Russian Empire lost most of her capital ships in the Russo-Japanese War between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905. In 1903 accepted the Naval Technical Committee the building of the Andrei Pervozvanny-class which design was several times caused by the disastrous war and the Andrei Pervozvanny and Imperator Pavel I were not earlier commissioned as on 10 March 1911, still being pre dreadnoughts of 18,878 tons, 1.5 knots speed and 4x12”guns. Preceded by Evstafi-class succeeded by the Gangut- or Sevastopol-class (24,400 tons, speed 24.1 knots, 4x30.5cm/3-12guns). 

Tasks and composition of the Soviet Commission of Naval Affairs in 1927

The American Military Attaché at Riga, Latvia supplied in his report dated 13 June 1927 No. 5889 more details about the Soviet Commission of Naval Affairs which he received from a reliable source. The commission was attached to the RVS (Revolutionary Military Council or Revvoensovet/Revvoensovjet September 1918-20 June 1934) and consisted of Pantserzhanski (1), Domborvski, Stepanov (2), Galkin, Ordinski, Svitalski, Miller, Viktorov (3) and finally Haller.(4) The duties consisted of “the general supervision and control of all matters concerning the improvement of the Navy, the preparation of the Naval Budget, the granting of supplementary credits, the construction of naval harbors and shipbuilding wharves and the ordering of material abroad.”

Notes

1. Eduard Samuilowitsch Panzerschanski (30 September/12 October 1887 Liepaja, Latvia-26 September 1937 Kommunarka (Moscow), Russia), commander-in-chief of the Black Sea Fleet between 1925-1926.

2. Georgy Andreyevich Stepanov (18/30 November 1890 Kronstadt, Russia-3 January 1957 Leningrad, Soviet Union), served in the navy between 1908-1953?

3. Vladimir Alexandrovich Svitalsky (1904)?

4. Lev Mikhailovich Galler (17 O.S./29 November 1883 St. Petersburg, Russian Imperium-12 July 1950) born as Leo Julius Alexander Philipp von Haller, served in the navy between 1905-1948, commanded the battleship division of the Baltic Fleet after the Civil War, commander-in-chief of the Baltic Fleet between 1932-1937, chief of naval staff 1938-1940 and Deputy Commissar for the Navy responsible for the naval construction in 1940.

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.