Seaworthy gunboat "Korean". Seaworthy gunboats of the "Korean" type. Officers of the Korean gunboat

It has always remained a mystery to me why the Russians needed to perpetuate their mistakes in monuments? Usually the Russians never did this, or rather, we simply did not lose battles.
Why, suddenly, did they commission an Estonian for a monument to the lost Russian ships in Sevastopol during the Crimean War, or rather, those that were strangely sunk? And why the hell did Nicholas II erect a beautiful, but very sad monument to the Russian “Little Mermaid” in Tallinn, in honor of the death of the ship, or rather the strange disappearance of the ship in the fog? And why did our Tsar Nicholas II suddenly so pompously celebrate his defeat in the Battle of Tsushima, which I will talk about in the next chapter, and why is the sinking of Russian squadrons in a puddle of the Russian port of Port Arthur now given to us as a feat? Why is the Russian Port Arthur now generally Chinese, like the entire Far East and Chinese? Apparently the Anglo-Saxons began to tear apart the Great Greco-Russian Eastern Empire a very long time ago.

When faced with inexplicable photographs, I begin to slowly record all the absurdities for myself and try to add photos.

It seemed strange to me why we have such a strange flag on the Korean Gunboat?

Gunboat "Koreets" with the old Russian Red-White-Blue flag. Port Arthur, 1904. The same gunboat that took on the cruiser “Varyag” in an unequal battle in the Battle of Chemulpo, allegedly by the Japanese.

Another photo of Korets. Here the flag is lowered, but apparently it is also modern French. Someday there will be nearby photographs that could have been taken in the wind, when the flag is visible, in order to understand what exactly the flag was here, but it seems that it is the one that now belongs to France, and the Russians placed orders for the construction of ships and knitting vests, like Now they make their shoes in China.


"Korean"


Gunboat "Koreets" and its commander Captain II Rank Belyaev 2nd. The same Red-White-Blue flag. What happens on the ship is not clear.

The best gunboat in the World, "Korean", a hero of the Russian-Japanese War near Chemulpo, was also destroyed - officially, but then she safely remained not only intact, but also the entire crew was alive.

The battle in the old ancient Russian port of Port Arthur is now called the Battle of Chemulpo.
Strangely, the cruiser was sunk in a puddle in Port Arthur, where it was clearly knee-deep! One can only marvel at how he didn’t run aground there? Or ran aground and could not be sunk? Why the Monument to the Cruiser Varyag in Scotland?


The photojournalist clearly did not record a ship, but rather an explosion - this is a photograph with an Explosion - This is a recording of the British testing new weapons allegedly installed on Japanese ships - as in other photographs, it was the explosion that was filmed.

just like “Admiral Sinyavin” is lost against the Background of magnificent Smoke. This is no longer a white-winged sailing fleet that can approach suddenly and quietly and without leaving a trace in the sky. The approach of the Squadron from America was visible long before the battle in Port Arthur.

Further leapfrog with flags.


Launching of the battleship Pobeda from the slipways of the Baltic Shipyard. St. Andrew's Flag and the current commercial flag of Russia. Pay attention to the turret, on the left, in the photo from the stocks of the Baltic Shipyard;-)


St. Andrew's Flag, from which the British subsequently made their own flag, placing a large bold cross on our top.

Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur, 1904, sunken battleships and the sunken cruiser Varyag.
Somehow they sank feebly, especially the Varyag.

In general, well done, the British, they skillfully managed to hang noodles on our ears. England and Russia decided to compete with each other, or rather cousins, once again, and again far from their foggy Albions - London and St. Petersburg decided to test new weapons. Previously, all fleet battles took place in the Black Sea, then allegedly between the Turks on English ships and the Russians, and here, too, not directly - between the Japanese on English ships and the Russians. Tell me, how could Tiny Japan create so many ships and where did they find so much steel on tiny islands?

When I see the flooded Varyag in a knee-deep puddle, I have no words at all! If I had seen these photographs earlier, I would not have been so worried that the poor Russian sailors had all drowned... I imagined as a child, like many Russians, that all the sailors drowned without leaving the ship, they all died and the captain remained on board the sunken battleship. What's the point of drowning?

And the heroes then paraded along Nevsky Prospekt, led by officers and Captain Rudnev, but that’s another story.
"Our formidable Varyag does not surrender to the enemy!" it’s like flooding and destroying the entire sailing fleet in Sevastopol during the Crimean War... I don’t believe either one, especially because it is drawn too clearly and there are too many pictures, as they did when they proved that Peter studied in Holland and how the Frenchman Montferrand built Isaac, breaking off round columns from the rock with two diggers and then transporting two 1600-ton columns on a barge along the Neva and in 45 minutes raised the Alexander Column on Palace Square, when it stood there before his birth.

The Russo-Japanese War lasted an hour.I wonder who is winning whom? Judging by the golden curls on the bow of the ship, the Japanese accidentally ended up on a Russian ship that we built in England. It is not possible to figure out what happened then - officially:
“The battle, which began at 11 hours 45 minutes, ended at 12 hours 45 minutes. 425 shells of 6-inch caliber, 470 75 mm and 210 47 mm calibers were fired from the Varyag, and a total of 1105 shells were fired and written off. At 13 hours 15 minutes "Varyag" dropped anchor in the place from which it had lifted 2 hours ago. There was no damage on the gunboat "Koreets", and there were no killed or wounded. In 1907, in the brochure "The Battle of "Varyag" at Chemulpo"" V. F. Rudnev repeated word for word his story about the battle with the Japanese detachment, as if from a crib sheet written and compiled for him...

The sunken "Varyag" at low tide in Port Arthur.
A complete sham!

Can you imagine the grief all Russians experienced after the news of this alleged defeat? Already poor people during the war chipped in to maintain the fleet, and the last money, all the funds went to England, thanks to our well-developed bureaucracy, and went to America to increase the same money.

It was the moral defeat of the Russians that the British sought in the Japanese War, in order to subsequently begin the Revolution of 1905, then the First World War, the Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War with subsequent floods and famines. Well, they decided to finish off the Second World War and are now starting the Third.

It is not for nothing that the defeats were clearly recorded in their memory by the Russians, just as they are now clearly recording among Russian youth that the Soviet government is evil, deliberately humiliating the USSR and destroying, striving photographs of the happy time in the USSR and highlighting all the horrors they created in our country, before the capture of the Country, where the deputies were working people, and deputyship was still only an honorable duty of the best of the best. They now need the Russians to admit defeat in some fictitious virtual “Cold War.” Actually, I don’t think that we lost anything to anyone or owe anyone anything. We live as we want. If they have budget problems there, let them sort it out themselves! We are on our own territory, at home, and why should we pay them rent for our clean and free water, for our own oil and gas, for our own forest in Siberia?
The brain of the Anglo-Saxons is for us specifically, for everyone who watches their channels on TV, and they have already managed to turn the Ukrainians - the same Russians who learned the Ukrainian language they invented - against the Russians and the Ukrainians, who succumbed to their trick of Carrot of joining the EU, are already learning English so that to finally forget Russian, just as they forgot the early Russian language, the language of the Etruscans throughout Europe, in order to further divide the united people of an indivisible country, until they came to their senses that they were simply being led by the nose and the Constitution of the USSR is still in force.

The Russian people are the most patient people, because over 7525 years of wars they have developed such a strong immunity that they are already allergic to the slightest threats. The Russian people are not just the most patient, they actually know that it is better to wait out any hard times that are again imposed - they will fall off on their own, if something happens, they will run away, than to rebuild everything from scratch later. The Russians will never be the first to attack because the Empire was originally huge, from which they broke off pieces. and we don’t have enough people to govern an already huge country, even after all the Wars. And now, having changed our ideology again, they are trying in every possible way to harass everyone again and irritate the next row. Now, as in the last century, the Russian people are deliberately driven into poverty and debt by raising prices for food and medicine, closing hospitals and spitting out a one-time compensation of 5,000 rubles, deputies who receive 450,000 rubles for playing tic-tac-toe in the State Duma, so that then it’s easy to start another Third World War in the spring.
Now, indeed, the people have become impoverished to such an extent that they are reacting sharply to the alleged theft of billions by some fictional police officers. The impoverished people have collected so many loans from the British that the slightest outbreak of warmth will lead to the fact that they will not want to give and return the loans even for a single picket more than one person will come out, or they will deliberately record two, and they will write down in the protocol that three days in advance they did not warn their proteges in the occupied Country and they will be forced, in full combat readiness, to introduce the hired troops of N_A_T_O, forced to introduce the troops of the 173rd airborne battalion of the united troops of Europe, paid precisely by the English crown but with our own money, exported in batches from Mother’s Russia to London and Switzerland. It’s not for nothing that they are now presenting the Russian Army and Navy as supposedly still a Nuclear Power with atomic warheads, which should be feared by the whole of Europe, just as they did a hundred years ago, and it’s not in vain that they demand their protege to bomb Syria to intimidate everyone. They firstly state the facts of the combat capability of our Army, so that later they will completely tighten the screws on us for this, just as they frightened the whole world before the Japanese War, escalating the situation with cartoons and skimming the Cream of our troubles. They won't wait!

There are two equivalent fleets in the picture. Where does Japan get such a fleet?


Vasily the Navy, Vasa. Japanese War. The Russians have a trade flag: White red blue flag. England, France and America against Russia and where is Japan? -Japan was just down the road from the Americans!


Japanese War with a flag in the form of a double-headed eagle, or rather a three-headed eagle. Clearly Japan is being taken for a fool or bait.

The Russian peasant is fighting the bureaucratic system in Russia - the English Octopus, which created bureaucracy in Russia, is, as it is now, sinking to the bottom.

In the background is the Moscow Kremlin and the entire Honest Company and Turkey in the background;-) Poster from the Japanese War

Poster of the Russian-American Partnership. So who won the war against whom? Maybe in the photos that I will give below, after all, the victory of the Russians in the Japanese War, and not vice versa, as they sell us in order to put us into a trance and write songs that are etched in our memory from childhood? Which enemy exactly does the Varyag cruiser not surrender to? Why was the "Varyag" built by the British and why was the Varyag sunk off the coast of Britain?

To be continued...

A gunboat (gunboat, gunboat) is a maneuverable warship, which is distinguished by powerful weapons. It is intended to conduct combat operations in coastal sea areas, in lakes and rivers. Most often used to guard harbors.

The appearance of gunboats

There are a lot of lakes, long border rivers and shallow coastal waters in Russia. Therefore, the construction of gunboats can be considered traditional, because other warships could not conduct combat operations in such conditions. However, before the outbreak of the First World War, no reinforcements were planned. In 1917, there were only 11 gunboats, some of which were launched at the end of the 19th century.

For most of these gunboats, the Civil War was their last. Only 2 gunboats survived it - “Brave” and “Khivinets”. Therefore, designers took them as the basis for the production of more modern artillery ships.

“Brave” is the oldest boat that was part of the royal heritage. She served in the Baltic for 63 years. Initially, for use, it was equipped with three guns (two 203 mm and one 152 mm). However, in 1916 it was modernized. There were now five guns.

“Khivinets” was created as a stationary weapon, so its firepower was based on only two 120 mm guns. But this boat had more comfortable living conditions.

After 1917, both boats were no longer considered for new production due to their advanced age.

Models

When the flotilla felt the power and endurance of the gunboats, it was decided to build them “for the needs of the Far East.” Moreover, despite the fact that before the war no new copies were ordered. The first prototypes were “Brave” and “Khivinets”.

After the modernization of the drawings, Gilyak-type boats began to be produced. However, they were much weaker; the designers tried to strengthen parameters such as cruising range. But it was not possible to do this. Since there were no high-quality weapons, gunboats did not continue to be built or used.

Then “Ardagan” and “Kare” appear. The distinctive features of these gunboats are the use of diesel power plants. Petroleum products at that time were the most affordable types of fuel, so Ardagan and Kare were economically profitable.

Beginning in 1910, the Navy Ministry decided to undertake large-scale modernization. Moreover, this happens when most of the gunboats are already prepared for launching and conducting combat operations. A decision is made to strengthen protection and all this affects the sediment. Therefore, more than half of the gunboats went for reconstruction. This type was called “Buryat”.

Thus, the models of gunboats were constantly changing, supplemented with modern types of weapons and defense structures. There is no such warship that would be their prototype from the times of the Russian Empire to the present.

The legendary "Korean"

The gunboat "Korean" was used in the Far East to suppress the "Boxer Rebellion". She was part of the international squadron. During the battles, the gunboat received several serious damage, there were wounded and killed.

Before the Russo-Japanese War, the gunboat "Koreets" was transferred to the Korean port of Chemulpo. The first-rank cruiser Varyag went with her. On February 8, the crew of the boat received the task of going to Port Arthur with a diplomatic report. However, the port was blocked, as a result of which the Korean's path was blocked. The ship's captain decided to turn back, after which the enemy destroyers attacked with torpedoes. Although today the option is being considered that the Japanese squadron only imitated this.

Due to the torpedo attack, the "Korean" fires two shots. They were the first in the Russo-Japanese War.

Based on the Korean project, many gunboats were built that are used today.

“Varyag” and “Korean”: the battle path

In 1904, at noon, the armored cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets entered into battle with the Japanese squadron, which lasted about an hour. An entire Japanese squadron opposed the two warships. The gunboat took part in the final phase of the battle, repelling torpedo attacks. An hour after the start of the battle, the cruiser began to retreat, and the gunboat "Korean" covered its retreat.

During the battle, 52 shells were fired at the enemy. But at the same time, absolutely no damage or losses were observed on the part of the gunboat. Since the "Korean" was a warship with powerful artillery weapons, it could not be allowed to be captured. Therefore, at the Chemulpo raid, it was decided to blow it up. The crew of the boat moved aboard the French cruiser Pascal. He soon delivered the sailors to Russia.

The crews who fought the battle were awarded orders and insignia. A special medal was also established in their honor. This is how the cruiser and gunboat went down in history.

Young gunboat "Khivinets"

The gunboat “Khivinets” was the youngest representative of artillery ships in tsarist times. It was intended to be part of the Baltic Fleet. The boat is seaworthy, but it has also been used in river conditions. Moreover, it steadfastly withstood the tests of unfavorable conditions.

The gunboat “Khivinets” was ordered in 1904-1914, when the strengthening of the Russian fleet began. However, the model itself was focused on 1898. Unfortunately, after the release of the model there was no modernization, which became the reason for the narrow functionality.

It is impossible not to note the stamina and endurance of the gunboat. The fact is that she withstood battles where other, younger artillery warships perished. This is probably why it was used for a long time as a prototype in the construction of ships.

Heroic "Sivuch"

The gunboat "Sivuch" died heroically in a battle with German battleships. That is why every year on September 9, the waves receive many flowers and wreaths from Riga residents and Russians.

On August 19, 1915, the Imperial Navy entered into battle with German battleships. It is not completely known what exactly happened in those distant and long days for the crew. But the battle near the island of Kihnu forced the German squadron to abandon further attacks in the Gulf of Riga, as well as bombardment of coastal fortifications. This was the main purpose of the German fleet's raid.

The gunboat "Sivuch" then saved Riga from casualties and destruction. The price of such a feat was the death of the ship, as well as the entire crew. At that time, the gunboat was even called the Baltic “Varyag”, so high was the heroism of the sailors.

Gunboat "Beaver"

The gunboat "Beaver" belongs to the Gilyak type. Such ships were intended to protect the Amur River all the way to Khabarovsk. There were a small number of garrisons in its lower reaches, and they were supposed to receive artillery support. Since there were few objects, the design of the ships was based on a long cruising range, as well as autonomy. However, seaworthiness during practice turned out to be extremely low.

The value of gunboats of this type was minimal, since little attention was paid to armament during the design. During the First World War they were used as a swimming base. Naturally, they did not become designs and prototypes. Future ships took over only combat missions from these boats.

The Beaver was laid down in 1906, and a year later it was launched. In 1908, the gunboat joined the Russian fleet. Throughout the history of its existence, it also visited the Germans. It was captured in 1918 and converted into a swimming workshop. In the same year, the boat was transferred to Estonia. Although she was out of order, she was listed in the squadron of this country.

The gunboat served for 21 years, and in 1927 it was scrapped.

River (lake) and sea gunboats

Despite their great functionality, virtually all gunboats were used to attack coastal targets. The purpose of such attacks was to suppress the enemy's firepower, as well as reduce manpower. If the boat remained in close proximity to its shore, then its tasks were to protect coastal objects and protect against enemy warships.

There are sea and river gunboats. Their main difference is weight. The former reach a mass of 3 thousand tons, the latter - 1500. Of course, based on the name, it is logical to assume in what places the gunboats will be used.

Functionality and use of gunboats

Gunboats are a variant of the most functional artillery ships. The design made it possible to use them in military operations in the coastal zone, on rivers and near archipelagos with small rocky islands.

Gunboats could perform the following functions:

1. Defense of coasts, ports, estuaries
2. Landing
3. Support for troops on the shores
4. Landing one's own and fighting enemy troops
5. Ancillary tasks, such as delivering goods

Depending on where exactly the artillery ship would be used, its design could change, and special buildings were erected. There are unarmored, armored and armored boats. The second option was most often used, since it offered relatively good protection, but was light in weight, which had a positive effect on maneuverability.

Main characteristics of gunboats

Based on the characteristics, it was determined where the gunboat would be used. There are three main parameters:

1. Displacement. Ships could be launched for protection and military operations in the seas or on rivers and lakes.
2. Speed. It is 3-15 knots. The speed depends on what kind of design the gunboat is endowed with. It can be unarmored, armored only in vulnerable places, or completely armored. Naturally, its weight increases, which negatively affects its swimming speed.
3. Armament.

Since the gunboats were combat, much attention was paid. They could be equipped with 1-4 copies of main caliber guns (203-356 mm). This design approach was focused on naval gunboats. River boats were most often equipped with medium-caliber guns (76-170).

Also, depending on the purpose, Zenit automatic cannons and machine guns could be installed on the deck. The latter were designed extremely rarely due to their short range.

Conclusion

Thus, it is impossible to meet two identical gunboats. Each copy is good in its own way, endowed with its own unique functionality. As history shows, many Russian gunboats could act alone against entire squadrons. This is a merit not only of the warships themselves and their designers, but also of the crew. Often, only his courage tilted the outcome of the battle in his favor.

Gunboat "Korean"

• Years of operation: 1885 - 1904
• Laid down at the Stockholm Ferry, Sweden in December 1885.
• Launched in August 1886.
• Commissioned in 1887.

Gunboat Korean

“The feat of the cruiser Varyag” became a symbol of the inflexibility of the Russian navy. A lesser known participant in the heroic deed, gunboat "Korean" together with gave battle to the Japanese squadron, albeit short and hopeless. She was also a full participant in the battle. And she deserved the same honors as the Varyag. It was on the gunboat, and not on the cruiser, that the most powerful 208 mm or eight-inch guns were located. The Varyag had guns on board with a maximum caliber of 152 mm.
On January 27, 1904, after a battle with the Japanese squadron in Chemulpo, unlike the sunken "" it was blown up by the crew.
The following year, it was raised by the Japanese and sold for metal.

February 1904, Chemulpo, exploded gunboat Korean

• Displacement "Korean"-1224 tons. Length 66.7, width 12.2, height 3.8 meters.
• Armament: 2 eight-inch guns - 203 mm, 1 gun - 152 mm, 4 guns - 107 mm, 2 - 47 mm, 4 - 37 mm, 1 NTA (torpedo tube) 381 mm
• Boat armor - 10 mm armor deck
• Mechanisms 2 horizontal double expansion machines 1724 hp, 6 fire tube boilers, 2 propellers.
• Maximum speed is 13.5 knots.
• Cruising range 2850 miles.
• Crew gunboat "Koreets" : 12 officers and 162 sailors.

All sailors who participated in the battle received ZVOVO as a reward ( Insignia of the Military Order). This is exactly the abbreviation found in literature, simply called “St. George’s Cross”. Those awarded “George” were paid a lifetime monetary reward, amounting to 2 rubles 70 kopecks per year (!).
After the October Revolution of 17, cash payments were stopped.

After 50 years, the Soviet government remembered the heroes. In 1954, 45 veterans who took part in the naval battle in Chemulpo were awarded the medal “For Courage” by government decree.

All officers of both naval vessels were awarded the Order of St. George, IV degree. Also, all participants in the battle were awarded a special medal for the battle of the cruiser "Varyag" and "Korean".

Established medal for the battle of the cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets

Below is a list of surnames gunboat "Koreets" , with interesting facts from the lives of the participants in the battle. For example, one of the sailors, after being awarded, after a short time lost his award medal.

If anyone knows anything about the fate of the participants in the battle, please write it in the comments.

1. Adrianov Nikolay bugler
2. Adrianov Petr gunner
3. Akrosimov Alexander skipper
4. Akrutsky Fedosy the commander
5. Anisimov Inokenty sailor
6. Ariskin Vasily Quartermaster
7. Artenshin Polycarp Quartermaster
8. Bazaikin Semyon driver
9. Balaev Arseniy gunner
10. Drummer Vasily sailor
11. Bashmakov Mikhail gunner
12. Belousov Alexey Marsovy
13. Belykh Dmitry Komendor
14. Belyaev Grigory Pavlovich captain 2nd rank, commander of the gunboat “Koreets”, awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree, for the battle. In 1905, commander of the battleship Sinop, member of the trial of rebel sailors.
15. Belyaev Fedor sailor
16. Bersenyev Vasily sailboat
17. Bershatsky Illarion sailor
18. Besedin Konstantin Kok
19. Bliznyuk Vladimir sailor
20. Bliznyuk Pavel sailor
21. Birilev Pavel Andreevich, born 1881, midshipman. He was one of the organizers of the explosion of the gunboat “Koreets” on 9.02. 1904; awarded for the battle the Order of St. Stanislav, 3rd class. with swords and bow and St. George 4 tbsp.
22. Bogdanov Vasily miner
23. Bogomolov Yakov sailor
24. Bozhenov Semyon fireman
25. Boysman Vladimir Vasilyevich midshipman, St. Anne with the inscription “for bravery.” Son of V.A. Boisman (commander of Peresvet) transferred to the army. He died in exile in Terijoki (Finland) with the rank of major general.
26. Bolsheshapov Stepan sailor
27. Bordelyuk Methodius fireman
28. Bordukhovsky Ivan helmsman
29. Boreyko Alexander sailor
30. Borinov Alexander driver
31. Borisov Vasily Borisovich sailor, born in the village of Yuryevo, Starorussky district, Novgorod region, was awarded the 4th degree, the St. George medal, and was also awarded a personalized watch with the inscription “Hero of Chemulpo”. His medal of a participant in the Russian-Japanese War was kept in the school museum, on one side of the medal: “1904 -1905”, on the other - “May God exalt us in due time.”
32. Boskov Tikhon master of the compartments
33. Butlerov Alexander Mikhailovich midshipman, watch commander, participated in the explosion of the boat, Order of St. Anne with the inscription “for bravery”; On September 30, 1913 he was killed in a duel with Lieutenant Durnovo in Sevastopol.
34. Bocharov Leonty sailor
35. Buravlev Peter sailor
36. Burkov Seraphim sailor
37. Nikolai Vaganov, artillery quartermaster 1st article, was appointed from among the volunteers to carry out the explosion of the “Korean” boat.
38. Vandokurov Zakhar signal quartermaster.
39. Vasiliev Alexey sailor.
40. Vedernikov Alexander diver
41. Velikanov Stepan driver
42. Vertokhovsky Stanislav engine quartermaster. He took part in the hostilities of 1901 near Taku and for this he had Insignia of the Military Order 4 tbsp, 3 tbsp. received for Chemulpo.
43. Volkone (Vologonia) Adam sailor, deprived of awards and sentenced to 1 year and 6 months for squandering government money and attempted robbery with violence.
44. Voloshin (Voloshen) Miron Porfilovich quartermaster, 1954 medal "For Courage"
45. Voronin Prokopiy painter
46. Voronovsky Ivan carpenter
47. Second Zakhar miner
48. Vychugzhanin Mikhail commander
49. Glazunov Pavel Dmitrievich, a clerk, was among the volunteers to carry out the explosion of the Korean submarine, but it was refused.
50. Golyshev Egor sailor
51. Goncharov Porfiry diver
52. Gribov Dmitry sailor
53. Gryshin Mikhail sailor
54. Grin Daniil sailor
55. Gurov Timofey helmsman
56. Dikikh Platon Art. commander. Even before the battle in Chemulpo, he took part in the hostilities of 1901. under Taku, for which he was awarded Insignia of the Military Order 4 tbsp., under Chemulpo he was awarded ZOVO 3 tbsp.
57. Dolganov Mikhail Quartermaster
58. Dorofeev Ivan sailor
59. Drizhd Anisim sailor
60. Drobenko Anisim sailor.
61. Dronikh Yakov driver
62. Dyachkov Ivan, sailor 1st class, was appointed from among the volunteers to blow up the “Korean”, ordered to board the whaleboat.
63. Durnov Sergey Nikolaevich midshipman
64. Emelyanov Parfiriy, mine quartermaster, participant in preparing the boat for the explosion.
65. Eremenko Korney sailor
66. Ermolaev Terenty Marsovy
67. Efimov Pavel sailor
68. Zheleznov Pavel Vasilievich
69. Zhernakov Grigory is a native of Cheremkhovo district, Irkutsk region.
70. Afanasy Zhukov diver.
71. Zavodovsky Egor Quartermaster
72. Zasukhin Anatoly Nikolaevich b. 1861, captain 2nd rank; Art. officer of the Siberian naval crew: Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class. with swords and bow and St. George 4 tbsp.
73. Zakharov Andrey quartermaster
74. Zinovich Roman fireman
75. Zyryanov Denis Kirillovich fireman; 1954 Medal "For Courage".
76. Hare Matvey sailor
77. Zolotukhin Ivan commandant
78. Ivanov Feoktist Mars
79. Kadannikov Petr, orderly
80. Kazachyshyn Anton sailor
81. Katunin Alexey sailor
82. Knyukov Dmitry Marsovy
83. Kozlov Ilya Quartermaster
84. Kolesnikov Ivan driver
85. Komashev Ustim sailor
86. Komoshev Yakov sailor
87. Alexey Konstantinov, master of the compartments
88. Kopylov Joseph fireman
89. Kotkov Alexey battalier
90. Koscheev Ivan fireman
91. Kruglenko Pavel orderly
92. Krishtofenko Akim (cook), who refused to go ashore before the battle, Akim was a civilian employee. He asked the commanders to give him a rifle; during the battle he was at the stern.
93. Kuznetsov Konstantin signalman
94. Kulagin Nikita spoon holder
95. Kulagin Terenty miner
96. Kulinichev Porfiry sailor
97. Kutsubinsky Efim sailor
98. Levitsky Alexander Ivanov lieutenant, born in 1886. Mine officer selected from volunteers to carry out the explosion, Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class. with swords and St. George 4 tbsp.
99. Lokhtin (Loktev) Ivan Kapitonovich helmsman, 1954 medal "For Courage".
100. Lyschetny Kuzma sailor
101. Lukin Stepan fireman
102. Mazunov Pavel clerk
103. Makarov Terenty sailor
104. Maksimov Nikolay driver
105. Malinnikov Petr driver
106. Marinichev Nikolai sailor
107. Menshikov Daniil boatswain.
108. Merkushev Valery Apollonovich born in 1876, junior doctor, doctor of the Siberian naval crew, awarded for the battle the Order of St. Stanislav, 3rd class. with swords (April 16, 1904). St. George 4th century
109. Mikhailov Prokofy Kuzmich, 1954 medal "For Courage".
110. Moidaos Peter driver
111. Mokrushin Fedor driver
112. Morozov Gerasim fireman
113. Nazarenko Grigory sailor
114. Nikiforov sailor 2nd class.
115. Nikolsky Vasily paramedic
116. Ogorodnikov Nikolai sailor.
117. Ostashev Kuzma cook
118. Okhlopkov Alexey signalman, buried 50 kilometers from Irkutsk, the village of Biliktuy (in the village of Beliktuy there is a museum “Korean”), in 1954 he was awarded the medal “For Courage”.
119. Plesovsky Grigory Marsovy
120. Pakhorukov Timofey sailor
121. Poderugin Egor fireman
122. Podymakhin Mikhail driver
123. Pokidaev Vasily sailor
124. Potemkin Vasily sailor
125. Prakhov Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1954 medal "For Courage".
126. Pushkar Alexey sailor
127. Rerlev Vasily sailor
128. Rodin Kuzma fireman
129. Romashkin Walpurgiy Porfirye (nickname Valik) sailor. 18 years old at the time of the battle. Got a head concussion. After disembarking (Giblartar area) from the evacuating Pascal, while waiting for the Malaya steamer, which was a week late (it was supposed to pick up the wounded). I asked the commander to take leave “due to injury” to Seville. During his dismissal, he falls in love with Carmencita, his future wife (the wedding took place in April).
130. Rudakov Fedor Quartermaster
131. Rudykh Dmitry fireman
132. Rumyantsev Fedor Quartermaster
133. Runtsev (Runuev) Andrey driver 2 st. In 1904, he turned 21, a daredevil and joker, and during a battle he was wounded in the leg. Delivered to the cruiser Talbot to England. After returning and receiving awards, he moved with his family to Baku. I traveled around the Caspian Sea as a driver. For unproven complicity in the murder of an officer, he was sentenced to death. Taking into account the awarding of "George", the execution was replaced by exile. He was a train driver and died tragically in 1952.
134. Ryshkov Ivan sailor
135. Sunderman Elias fireman
136. Safonov Alexey driver
137. Sadovnikov Alexander sailor.
138. Sergeev Gavrila sailor
139. Simbirtsev Sergei (Prokofy) was buried in the village of Biliktuy. quartermaster; 1954 Medal "For Courage".
140. Sinitsyn Innokenty fireman
141. Skibin Feoktist master of compartments
142. Sokolov Dmitry sailor
143. Solotkov Mikhail fireman
144. Soplenko Mitrofan signalman
145. Sofronov Egor helmsman quartermaster.
146. Sofronov Yakov boatswain, participant in the preparation for the explosion of the "Korean".
147. Spiryakov Lavrentiy Evdokimovich miner
148. Subbotin Mikhail (Maxim) driver
149. Stepanov Pavel Gavrilovich, born in 1863, artillery officer, lieutenant, awarded the Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd degree. with swords and St. George 4th degree.
150. Syrelshchikov Ilya owner
151. Timokhin Vasily fireman
152. Tirsky Dmitry driver
153. Tikhonov Yakov commander
154. Toropin Andrey fireman 2 tbsp. He was dispossessed, owned a farm and a 2-story log house. He died in 1946, having received a second funeral for his youngest son Frol; his grandson was the architect A.N. Shepelev.
155. Toropov Yakov sailor
156. Trunin Peter sailor
157. Trufanov Nikita sailor
158. Tuev Ivan Ekimovich, lived from 1877 - 1949. Feldwebel, participant in the battles of 1901, medal "For Courage" 1954. Some of the personal belongings are in the Sovetsk city museum.
159. Tyushnyakov Stepan commander.
160. Utrobin Vyacheslav miner, managed to lose "George", after the award ceremony Moscow April 14, 1904.
161. Fedorov Ivan driver
162. Frank Valery Al. (Ivan Leontyevich) was born in 1880. corps of naval mechanical engineers, assigned to blow up the “Korean”, awarded the Order of St. Stanislav, 3rd class. with swords and bow.
163. Khokhlov Efim fireman
164. Khutorkov F. sailor, subsequently took part in the uprising on the battleship Potemkin
165. Tsyganov Nikolai gunner
166. Cherdyntsev Semyon fireman
167. Churkin Sergey fireman
168. Shazukov Emelyan sailor
169. Shamanaev Fedor fireman
170. Shirokikh Ivan sailor
171. Yaroshenko Semyon sailor
172. Yachmenev Georgy Ivanovich owner; in 1954 he was awarded the medal “For Courage”.

Original taken from seleznev_ms VGunboat “Korean”

Glory cruiser “Varyag” turned out to be so loud that there wasn’t much of it left for the gunboat “Koreets”, although it was this modest ship that found itself in the very center of the events that took place in the roadstead of the Korean port of Chemuppo on February 8, 1904.

The seaworthy gunboat "Koreets" was built by Russian order at one of the Swedish shipyards and entered service in 1887. The ship had a displacement of 1334 tons and could reach speeds of up to 13.4 knots (about 25 km/h). The armament consisted of two 203 mm guns on sponsons in the bow of the ship, one 152 mm retardation gun, four 107 mm guns, four 37 mm rapid-fire guns and one torpedo tube. A significant part of the Korean's service was spent in the Far East, where the boat served as a stationary vessel in a number of Japanese and Korean ports. The military debut of the “Korean” in June 1900 was an artillery duel with the forts of the Chinese fortress Taku. At the height of the battle, a 203 mm shell from the Koreyets caused an explosion of ammunition at one of the Taku forts, which predetermined the outcome of the artillery confrontation. For this battle, “Korean” would have been awarded the St. George Silver Horn. The gunboat itself was also significantly damaged, receiving from six to eight direct hits. Nine crew members were killed and twenty were injured. While extinguishing a fire on the Koreyets, the artillery officer of the boat, Lieutenant Burakov, was killed by a fragment of an exploding shell. Subsequently, the name of this hero was borne by the fastest ship of the Russian-Japanese War - the destroyer Lieutenant Burakov.

The Russo-Japanese War found the "Koreets" together with the cruiser "Varyag" in the Korean port of Chemulpo (modern Incheon). On January 26, 1904, less than a day before the Japanese fleet attacked the Russian squadron in Port Arthur, the first episode of a military clash of an as yet undeclared war took place. To restore the broken connection with the squadron, by order of the commander of the “Varyag” V.F. Rudnev, the “Korean” under the command of captain 2nd rank G.P. Belyaev was sent to Port Arthur. While the gunboat was moving through a narrow strait, the Japanese squadron began dangerous provocative maneuvering around the Russian gunboat, as a result of which the destroyer Tsubame ran aground and was holed. The second phase of the incident involved the use of weapons by both sides. The Japanese destroyers fired three Whitehead mines (torpedoes) almost point-blank at the Koreyets, two of which missed, and the third sank a few meters from the Russian gunboat. In response, the Korean fired several shots from a 37 mm revolver cannon. The parties had no losses or damage (with the exception of the Tsubame that ran aground). After the incident, “Korean” was forced to return to the Chemulpo roadstead.

On January 27, 1904, a Japanese ultimatum ordered Russian ships to leave the port of Chemulpo, otherwise the enemy threatened to attack Russian ships at the anchorage site. The composition of the Japanese forces in the battle of Chemulpo on January 27, 1904 is still assessed differently in the literature. It is more often indicated that the cruiser "Varyag" and the gunboat "Koreets" were attacked by the Japanese squadron of Rear Admiral Uriu consisting of 14 ships - 6 cruisers and 8 destroyers. Outwardly, there was a huge numerical and qualitative superiority of the Japanese, which the enemy never took advantage of during the battle. It must be taken into account that on the eve of the battle at Chemulpo, the Uriu squadron consisted of not even 14, but 15 pennants - the armored cruiser Asama, armored cruisers Naniwa, Takachiho, Niitaka, Chiyoda, Akashi and eight destroyers and advice note "Chihaya". True, the day before, as mentioned above, the Japanese suffered non-combat losses, and there was temporarily one less unit in the Uriu squadron. The messenger ship Chihaya, which, nevertheless, was in close proximity to the battle site, did not participate in the battle. In reality, due to the narrowness of the strait, the battle was fought by a group of four Japanese cruisers, two more cruisers participated only sporadically, and the presence of Japanese destroyers remained a presence factor.

Before the battle, the topmasts (the upper part of the masts) were cut down on the “Koreyets” in order to introduce a deliberate error in the shooting of the Japanese gunners. The Japanese calculated the distance to the target using Lujol prisms, focusing on the tabulated and not the actual height of the target's spar. Therefore, during the shooting at the “Korean”, Japanese shells landed with flights that were inexplicable to the enemy. As a result of the battle on January 27, the Russian gunboat had no losses or damage (only one fragment pierced the side 30 cm above the waterline). The boat returned fire from two 203 mm and one 152 mm guns. When approaching the enemy, three shots were fired from 107 mm. guns, but the fire from them was immediately stopped when it became clear that the enemy was out of range. In literature and art, an artistic image has been created that the “Varyag” and “Korean” found themselves under a hail of Japanese shells. However, the figures given in the reports of the commanders of Russian and Japanese ships give a slightly different picture. In just 50 minutes of the battle at Chemulpo, six Japanese cruisers spent 419 shells. In response, the Korean fired twenty-two 203-mm shells, twenty-seven 152-mm, and three 107-mm. During the battle, “Varyag”, based on the report of V.F. Rudnev, spent 1105 shells.

It turns out that in the battle of Chemulpo two Russian ships fired almost three times more shells than the entire Japanese squadron. The question remains debatable about how the records of spent shells were kept on Russian ships or whether the figure was indicated approximately based on the results of a crew survey. Disputes also continue about the effectiveness of the fire of the Varyag and the Korean. Russian sources indicate very high enemy losses: a destroyed destroyer, 30 killed and 200 wounded. They are based mainly on the opinions of representatives of foreign powers who observed the battle. Over time, two destroyers and the cruiser Takachiho were already sunk (by the way, this data ended up in the feature film “Cruiser Varyag”). And if the fate of some Japanese destroyers really raises questions, then the cruiser Takachiho, although not very safely, survived the Russian-Japanese War and died 10 years later with its entire crew during the siege of Qingdao. Reports from all Japanese cruiser commanders indicate that there were no losses or damage to their ships. Another question is where, after the battle in Chemulpo, the main enemy of the Varyag, the armored cruiser Asama, “disappeared” for two months. Neither Port Arthur nor Admiral Kammimura was part of the squadron operating against the Vladivostok cruiser squadron. And this was at the very beginning of the war, when the outcome of the confrontation was far from decided. It is likely that the ship, which became the main target of the Varyag and Koreyets guns, received serious damage, but at the beginning of the war, for propaganda purposes, the Japanese side was undesirable to talk about this.

After the return of the Varyag and the Korean to the Chemulpo roadstead, a decision was made to destroy the ships. The commander of the “Korean” Belyaev described the death of the gunboat in his report: “At 4:05 am there were two explosions with an interval of 2-3 seconds. The boat sank to the bottom, with the bow part separated and capsized, and the stern part torn into pieces. This explosion destroyed guns of all calibers. The code, secret orders, papers, maps, tables of identification marks were burned. The boats carried two ship icons, the Tsar's charter, a silver Horn of St. George, money from the chest, a logbook and financial statements. The guns taken on the boats were ordered to be abandoned as they approached the French cruiser Paskal. Officers. Just like the team, they moved out without their things.” The Korean crew was placed on the French Pascal, where the attitude towards Russian sailors was most favorable. Formally, the crew of the "Korean" themselves destroyed their serviceable ship and could not be considered among those in distress, unlike the sailors of the "Varyag" cruiser, which received heavy damage.

The crews of the “Varyag” and “Korean” were interned and returned to their homeland through Saigon and Odessa. All participants in the battle were awarded - the Order of St. George, 4th degree, for all officers and the insignia of the Military Order for lower ranks. In addition, a special silver medal was established “For the battle of “Varyag” and “Korean” at Chemulpo on January 27, 1904,” which was issued on a ribbon of the colors of the St. Andrew’s flag, which is uncharacteristic for the domestic award system. The name of the heroic boat was inherited by a gunboat of the Baltic Fleet, which also died in an unequal battle in 1915.