Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

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By the end of the XVIII century, the Russian fleet was the third largest in the world (the first and second places were taken by Great Britain and France, respectively). At the beginning of the XIX century, the fleet consisted of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, the Caspian, White Sea and Okhotsk Flotilla. In 1802, the Ministry of Naval Forces was established, later renamed the Maritime Ministry.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

At the same time, the era of steam began for the Russian Navy. In 1826, the first military steamship "Izhora" was built, armed with eight guns, ten years later — the first steamship frigate "Bogatyr".

At the end of the XIX century, the Navy of the Russian Empire continued to expand, especially during the reign of Emperor Nicholas II, who was very sympathetic to the doctrine of the American naval theorist Admiral Alfred Mahan.

We present you rare archival photographs of Russian ships and sailors from the Library of Congress of the United States, taken around 1893.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

1. Visitors' Day in the Russian Fleet.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

2. Drinking grog.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

3. "Admiral Nakhimov".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

4. "Admiral Nakhimov".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

5. The cruiser "General Admiral".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

6. The cruiser "General Admiral".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

7. Rynda.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

8. The vessel of the Russian fleet.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

9. "Dmitry Donskoy".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

10. "Dmitry Donskoy".

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

11. The crew.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

12. The crew.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

13.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

14.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

15. Captain of the Russian Fleet.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

16. Captain of the Russian Fleet.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

17. Officers of the Russian Navy, 1892.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

18. The crew of the ship.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

19. A group of sailors.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

20. A group of sailors.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

21. A group of sailors.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

22.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

23. Sailors.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

24. Inspection of the crew.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

25. Sunday inspection of the crew.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

26. Visitors' Day in the Russian Fleet.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

27. On the deck of a Russian ship.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

28. Crews of Russian boats prepare for the race during the Colombian Navy Parade.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

29. Russian sailors waving flags.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

30. Separation of generators on a Russian ship.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

31. Cabin company.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

32. Captain's cabin.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

33. Captain's cabin.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

34. Drinking grog.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

35. Distribution of grog.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

36. Russian diplomats and American naval officers at a conference on the signing of a peace treaty in Portsmouth. On the right, Count Sergei Witte and Baron Rosen, in the center — Russian military officers.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

37.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

38. Russian and Japanese peace envoys during the signing of the peace treaty. Sitting around the table from left to right are: Sato, Takahira, Komura, Otiai, Adachi, Korostovets, Rosen, Witte, Nabokov, Planson.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

Russian Russian comic by Japanese artist Kobayashi Kiochiki: a Russian woman had a nightmare about the defeat of the Russian army in the war with Japan. The doctor checks her pulse, two nurses help him. There is also a priest in the picture.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

40. A caricature by the same Japanese artist of the Russian General Alexei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin in a suit and on skis with a white bandana on his head and two torn flags (of Russia and the Navy fleet). He shouts news from the front, driving past a well-dressed Russian couple.

Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893

41. Propaganda poster.

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