Russian navy no longer responsible for the Amu Daria Flotilla in 1895

An item reported that the Amu Daria flotilla was transferred to the Russian Department of War and the vessels Czar, Czariza, Petersburg and Moskwa were stricken from te naval list. (1)

Note

1. The Amu Daria Flotilla was sometimes referred to as Oxus-flotilla which is the ancient name for the river Amu Darya in Central Asia flowing through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Source

Office of Naval Intelligence. General information abroad series No. XIV. Notes of the year’s naval progress. July 1895. Washington, USA, 1895, p. 59.

The Russian Amu Daria Flotilla on 1 July 1890

Established in 1888 numbered 2 steamships.(1)

Note

1. Sometimes referred to as Oxus-flotilla which is the ancient name for the river Amu Darya in Central Asia flowing through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Source

The Statesman’s Year Book 1892. Twenty-ninth annual publication. London, 1892, p. 885. 

The Russian Amu Daria Flotilla described by G.N. Curzon in 1889

Curzon wrote that the Oxus flotilla had not been able to realize a good connection between Tcharjui and Kerki or Bosaga due to river navugation problems and that was chosen for a railway. The flotilla consisted of 5 vessels inluding the paddle steam ships Czar and Zaritsa of 165 tons, dimensions 150 x 23 x 2.5 (loaden) feet, horsepower of 500 hp and speed 16 miles in smooth water. The first one was launched in September 1887, costs 14,000l. Both ships with a crew of 30 men were able to transport 300 men and 20 officers. At hte moment was one active between Amu Daria and Petro Alexandrovsk just above Khiva and the other one upstream to Kerki.(1) In his reading ‘The Transcaspian Railway’ on 11 March 1889 said Curzon that the flotilla was partially constructed at Tcharjui.(1)

Note

1. The Amu Daria Flotilla was sometimes referred to as Oxus-flotilla which is the ancient name for the river Amu Darya in Central Asia flowing through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Sources

George N. Curzon. Russia in Central Africa in 1889 and the Anglo-Russian Question. London, 1889, p. 148-149 and 264.

Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Volume 11, p. 290. 

Italy took over responsibilties for the Caucasus naval operations according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 15 for the week ending 29 March 1919

An item reported that Italy was to become the mandatory power for the Caucasus and responsible for the Caucasus naval operations and preliminary discussions already held. Italian staff officers were underway to the Caucasus to take over from the British staff officers. British troops would leave Krasnovodsk [Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan], Petrovsk [Russia] and Baku [Azerbaijan] and to left Trans-Caspia by 31 March.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-77-68