Adventure, historical, documentary films, which show the naval battles, always breathtaking.It does not matter whether it's frigates with white sails near Haiti's huge aircraft carriers or abeam Pearl Harbor.
Spirit wandering haunted human imagination.Read on and you will meet briefly with the most ambitious and grandiose sea battles in the modern history of the world.
fleet in military history
history of the Russian fleet starts from the time of Peter I.
naval combat tactics changed depending on the design of ships and guns.From galleys and frigates to dreadnoughts and on to today's powerful and computerized aircraft carriers.
States often defend their interests in the wars.Battles are both land and sea.About the latter, we'll talk in this article.
Chesma battle
large naval battles are known in Russian history, from the era of Peter the Great.The emperor has played a crucial role in the creation of the Navy.
One of the largest battles of the eighteenth century occurred during the Russian-Turkish war.Winning this battle was so impressive, that from July 7, 1770, is celebrated as the Day of Military Glory.
more Let's see what happens in the Chesma Bay of the fifth to July 7, 1770.
in the Black Sea from the Baltic were sent to two squadrons, which are united in one place.The command of the new fleet was entrusted to Count Alexei brother Grigory Orlov, a favorite of Catherine II.
The squadron consisted of thirteen large ships (nine battleships, one striker and three frigates) and nineteen small vessels support.In total, they had about six and a half thousand men crew.
During the transition was found standing in the roads of the Turkish fleet.Among the ships present enough large ships.For example, "Burj at Zafer" was eighty-four guns on board, and the "Rhodes" - sixty.In total, there were seventy-three ships (of which sixteen battleships and six frigates), and more than fifteen thousand sailors.
With skillful actions of Russian sailors squadron Alexei Orlov managed to win.Among the trophies were Turkish and "Rhodes".The Turks lost killed more than eleven thousand people, and Russian - about seven hundred sailors.
second Rochensalmskoe battle
Naval battles of the eighteenth century were not always victorious.This is due to the deplorable state of the fleet.In fact, after the death of Emperor Peter I, none of it peksya properly.
Twenty years after the stunning victory over the Turks Russian fleet suffered a resounding defeat by the Swedes.
In 1790, near the Finnish town of Kotka (formerly Ruotsinsalmi) met Swedish and Russian navies.The first person in command of King Gustav III, and the admiral was the last Frenchman Nissan Singen.
in the Gulf of Finland met Sweden's 176 ships with 12,500 crew and 145 Russian ships with 18,500 sailors.
hasty action on the part of the young Frenchman led to a crushing defeat.Russian had lost more than 7,500 people, in contrast to the 300 Swedish sailors.
Scientists say that this is the second battle on the number of ships in the modern and contemporary history.On the grand battle we will talk at the end.
Tsushima
reason for the defeat is often a variety of defects, and excessive zeal.For example, if we talk about the battle of Tsushima, it occurred at a time when the Japanese navy had the advantage of all the features.
Russian sailors were extremely tired after months of transition from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean.And the ships were inferior to Japanese in fire power, and speed of booking.
As a result of ill-considered action of Admiral Russian Empire fleet and lost any importance in the region.In exchange for hundreds of wounded and three Japanese destroyers sunk Russian lost in killed more than five thousand people, and a prisoner turned over six thousand.In addition, thirty-eight ships sunk turned nineteen.
Battle of Jutland Jutland is considered the largest naval battle abovementioned battle at sea during World War II.In the course of the battle came together 149 British and 99 German ships.In addition, some used airships.
But the beauty of the event was not in a huge displacement technology or the number of dead and wounded.Not even in the aftermath of the battle.The main feature, which boasts the only naval battle of Jutland, was a surprise.
Both Navy accidentally collided in the Strait Skagerrakskom, near the Jutland peninsula.Due to an error the British intelligence were very stretched and slowly to Norway.In the opposite direction to the Germans.
meeting was totally unexpected.When the British cruiser "Galatea" decided to watch the Danish vessel, accidentally caught in these waters, from "The Fiord" just departed German ship had to check it.
British opened fire on the enemy.Once caught up the rest of the court.Battle of Jutland was crowned tactical victory for the Germans, but a strategic defeat of Germany.
Pearl Harbor
enumerating the naval battles of World War II, emphasis should be placed on the battle near Pearl Harbor.Americans call it "Attack on Pearl Harbor" and the Japanese - Hawaiian operation.
The aim of this campaign, the Japanese put proactive acquisition superiority in the Pacific.US expected entry into the war with the Empire of the Rising Sun, so set up military bases in the Philippines.
error ended up in the US government that they seriously considered the Pearl Harbor as a target for the Japanese.They expected an attack on Manila and the troops based there.
Japanese also wanted to destroy the enemy fleet and through this at the same time to win the airspace over the Pacific Ocean.
Americans saved just in case.New aircraft carriers during the attack were elsewhere.Affected about three hundred aircraft, and only eight of the old battleships.
Thus, successful operation of Japanese played havoc in the future for this country.On its crushing defeat will be discussed later.
Midway Atoll
As you have already seen many of the great naval battles differ sudden onset of battle.Typically, one or both parties do not expect any dirty trick in the near future.
If we talk about Midway, the Japanese wanted to be repeated after six months, Pearl Harbor again.But their sights on a second powerful American base.It could happen according to plan, and the empire would be the only force in the Pacific region, but US intelligence agents intercepted a message.
Japanese attack failed.They were able to sink a carrier and destroying about a hundred aircraft.Themselves have lost more than two hundred and fifty aircraft, two and a half thousand people and five large ships.
scheduled superiority suddenly turned into a crushing defeat.
Leyte Gulf
Now let's talk about the biggest naval battle of the war.Except for the ancient battle near the island of Salamanca, this is the most ambitious in the sea battle in history.
It lasted four days.Here once again faced the Americans and the Japanese.Expected in 1941, the attack on the Philippines (instead of Pearl Harbor), had happened in three years.During this battle the Japanese are the first to use the tactics of "kamikaze".
loss of the world's largest battleship "Musashi" and damaged "Yamato" put an end to the possibility of the empire to dominate the region.
So, in the course of the battle the Americans lost about three and a half thousand people and six vehicles.The Japanese had lost twenty-seven ships and more than ten thousand crew.
Thus, we are in this article briefly acquainted with the large-scale naval battles in Russian and world history.
