Russian
Ship
"Baikal"
1848
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In August, 1848 Kronstadt
there was a transport "Baikal" under command the captain - Lieutenant
G.I. Nevelskoy in expedition on Far East. The
way ran through Atlantic, cape Gorn,
and Pacific Ocean. In May, 1849
"Baikal" has reached Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Further G.I. Nevelskoy
heads for Sakhalin and comes to a conclusion,
that it is an island. So the Tatar strait between continent and island Sakhalin was opened. Then have lead research of a mouth
of Amur and have found out, that it is navigable.
The transport
"Baikal" is constructed on shipyard «Borgetrem and Co « in
Gelsingforse. It was small two-mast sail-ship by displacement 477 ò. Length - 28, 5 ì,
width - 7,38 ì, deposit - 3,87 m. The speed made it 8,
5 units, arms - 6 guns, crew 47 persons.
The
model is executed in scale 1:25
Length 65” (1630 mm), width 18” (460 mm), height 48” (1210 mm)
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