1941 was marked by a fierce struggle of the South-Ukrainian front.The battle was for Sevastopol, where the Black Sea fleet was based.
Sevastopol Bay are 30 bays, is never covered by ice.Here, the court can stop any displacement and rainfall.The strategic importance of Sevastopol was obvious.Caucasus remained unattainable for the Wehrmacht as long as defending Sevastopol bay of the Black Sea Fleet.
Trying lightning capture of the city and the bay failed in autumn 1941.In winter, the Germans launched another attack.By the end of December, the German forces were only 2 km to the Sevastopol Bay, and they are intensively preparing for the attack.
In the midst of the battle from the sea towards the enemy rained hail shells huge destructive force.Enemy forces were swept by artillery battleship "Paris Commune".The assault of Sevastopol by the German army collapsed.
Battleship or battleship, is a very complex and powerful structure.The size of the ship can be of two football fields, and height - to the multi-storey building.The battleship armed with large-caliber double-barreled long-range artillery and armor protected.All this makes this ship floating fortress.None of the floating object is not able to withstand the pressure of the battleship.By 1941, the Soviet Union had three battleships: "Paris Commune" (Black Sea), "Marat" (Baltic Sea) and the "October Revolution" (Baltic Sea).Battleships built before the revolution for one project.Several innovative solutions is what sets these ships.First of all, the driving force is not performed steam engine and four steam turbines.The towers were equipped with the main fire not two, but three guns.The towers were arranged in a line, which makes possible the simultaneous release of 12 barrels of guns.
battleship "Paris Commune" was previously called "Sevastopol".Displacement of the vessel was 23 300 tonnes.Armament consisted of three towers with 12 guns and 16 guns in side casemates.On the creation of this giant from the imperial treasury was allocated 40 million rubles, or 30 tonnes of gold.1220 - so many people were required to maintain, contain and control this vehicle.They were soldiers and officers "of the Paris Commune."It was the most accurate and long range battleship in the world.
Revolution translated "Sevastopol" in the Red Fleet.The ship was called "Paris Commune".Until 1930, the battleship was the base on the Baltic Sea, and then he was sent to the Black Sea, where it was made complete modernization.The result has been increased displacement of the ship and crew size.But despite the difficult conditions of service, the soldiers and officers of the "Paris Commune" proud of his ship.
Black Sea Fleet has been designed to ensure complete domination of the Soviet Union on the Black Sea and destroy any enemy.And it seemed quite real, because the fleet was part of the ship "Paris Commune", 47 submarines, 19 destroyers and cruisers 5.Under the terms of international treaties, Germany had no right to drive vehicles on the Black Sea.Turkey has only one powerful ship.Only Italy looked serious opponent.Its fleet has 4 battleships, 59 destroyers, 22 cruisers and 110 submarines.
beginning of the war met the legendary ship at anchorage, and at midnight was put on alert.Even at 3am battleship rescued first raid of the fascist aviation.
Later, the Germans sent to the destruction of the "Paris Commune" their best efforts.The ship more than once saved the Soviet soldiers on the ground, when the Germans were on the outskirts of Sevastopol.Due to the ship's crew and its magnificent armament managed to repel attack after attack.After a while, the ship ceased to participate in military operations, as the threat from aircraft was too high.But his crew landed and joined the ranks of the fighting on land.
Battleship pulled a flag in 1957, and this ended the era of big gun ships.
