TIGRE HMS 1852
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:21 pm
My Russian contact Mr. Gennadiy Sitnikov brought to my attention a Russian stamp issued in 1982 for the Telephone Centenary that in the right under of that stamp is depict a shipsgun which did belong to the HMS TIGRE built in 1852. What this gun has to do with the telephone centenary is a mystery for my?
Otherwise it is an interesting story why this gun of the HMS TIGRE is placed on a pedestal in Odessa.
Built as a wooden side-paddle-steamer sloop by Chatham Dockyard in Chatham for the Royal Navy.
25 April 1847 ordered.
November 1847 keel laid down.
01 December 1849 launched as the HMS TIGRE.
Displacement 1,221 ton, dim. 205.01 x 35.11 x 17ft (draught).
Powered by one 2-cyl oscillating 1,300 ihp steam engine manufactured by John Penn & Sons, speed 9-10 knots.
Armament on main deck 10 -32 pdr, upper deck 2 – 10 inch and 4 – 32pdr guns.
21 August 1852 commissioned, building cost £64,900.
1852 Was she rerated as a 2nd class frigate.
On 6 April 1854, soon after the declaration of war by Britain and France on Russia, the British steam frigate FURIOUS, under the command of Captain William Loring, sailed to Odessa and sent a boat into the port under a flag of truce to collect the British Consul there. When leaving the port the boat was fired upon by the Russians. The British naval commander Vice-Admiral James Dundas demanded an explanation from General Dimitri von der Osten-Sacken, military governor of Odessa, for this breach of the laws of war. His replies were considered unacceptable, so a squadron was quickly gathered to mount a punitive expedition.
The squadron consisted of eight steam paddle-wheel frigates; the French DESCARTES, MOGADOR and VAUBAN, and the British FURIOUS, RETRIBUTION, SAMPSON, TERRIBLE and TIGRE, supported by the 21-gun screw frigate HIGHFLYER, the 50-gun sailing frigate ARETHUSA, and the 70-gun steam ship SANS PAREIL There were also six ship's boats armed with 24-pounder rockets; two from BRITANNIA, and one each from AGAMEMNON, TRAFALGAR, SANS PAREIL and HIGHFLYER.
On 22 April the Anglo-French squadron arrived at Odessa. At 5 a.m. the first division (DESCARTES, SAMPSON, TIGER and VAUBAN) sailed in and opened fire on the Russian positions from a range of about 2,000 yards (1,800 m) with little effect. VAUBAN was hit by a red-hot shot that started a fire aboard and was obliged to temporarily withdraw. The second division (FURIOUS, TERRIBLE, RETRIBUTION and MOGADOR) then joined the attack, while ARETHUSA, HIGHFLYER and SANS PAREIL remained offshore as a reserve. It was not long before a shot from TERRIBLE hit a magazine on the Imperial Mole, which exploded causing great damage.
About 24 Russian ships in the military port were set on fire, and several British and French merchantmen confined there took advantage of the confusion to escape. Meanwhile, the rocket-boats set fire to the dockyard storehouses. Late in the action the ARETHUSA, under the command of Captain William Robert Mends, engaged batteries on the south side of the Quarantine Mole, until recalled. As numerous fires were now threatening the town, the attack was ended at 5.30 p.m., and the squadron withdrew.
Casualties were very light; 2 killed and 1 wounded in VAUBAN, 3 wounded in Retribution, 6 wounded in SAMPSON, and 1 killed and 4 wounded in Terrible.
On 11 May 1854, TIGER, the screw sloop NIGER, and paddle-wheel sloop VESUVIUS were detached to cruise off Odessa. TIGER became separated from her consorts in thick fog. At around 6 a.m on the 12th she grounded on the shore about five miles south-west of Odessa. She fired guns to attract the attention of the other ships, without result. She then launched her boats and streamed her anchors in an attempt to re-float herself, and also jettisoned all but one of her guns to lighten the ship. Around 9 a.m. a battery of Russian field artillery opened fire from the cliffs above the ship. Within ten minutes TIGER was on fire in two places, and the Captain and several others had been severely wounded. In this hopeless position, TIGER was compelled to surrender, but not before her crew attempted to burn her. The crew was taken as prisoners to Odessa, and with the appearance of the NIGER and VESUVIUS a few hours later the Russians, fearing that TIGER might be recovered, opened fire upon her, and succeeded in blowing her up. Some sources suggested that the TIGER was later salved by the Russians and commissioned by them under the name TIGR; but this is untrue and due to a misreading of Russian naval records; in fact the frigate's engines were salvaged and installed in the Russian royal yacht TIGR
Captain Giffard lost his left leg, and later developed gangrene, from which he died on 1 June. He was buried at Odessa with full military honours on 2 June. A midshipman, two seamen, and a boy also died from their wounds, while three other wounded men recovered.
A month after her sinking the Russians raised several guns from TIGER. Two were taken to a nearby battery; one exploded during testing. In 1904, to mark the 50th anniversary of the bombardment, the remaining gun was mounted on a pedestal on Nikolaev Boulevard. In 2004 further restoration work was carried out and the gun was fired on 19 August. It is now located outside Odessa City Hall.
Russia 1982 4k sg?, scott?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1849) The Sail and Steam Navy List 1815 - 1889 by Lyon & Winfield.
Otherwise it is an interesting story why this gun of the HMS TIGRE is placed on a pedestal in Odessa.
Built as a wooden side-paddle-steamer sloop by Chatham Dockyard in Chatham for the Royal Navy.
25 April 1847 ordered.
November 1847 keel laid down.
01 December 1849 launched as the HMS TIGRE.
Displacement 1,221 ton, dim. 205.01 x 35.11 x 17ft (draught).
Powered by one 2-cyl oscillating 1,300 ihp steam engine manufactured by John Penn & Sons, speed 9-10 knots.
Armament on main deck 10 -32 pdr, upper deck 2 – 10 inch and 4 – 32pdr guns.
21 August 1852 commissioned, building cost £64,900.
1852 Was she rerated as a 2nd class frigate.
On 6 April 1854, soon after the declaration of war by Britain and France on Russia, the British steam frigate FURIOUS, under the command of Captain William Loring, sailed to Odessa and sent a boat into the port under a flag of truce to collect the British Consul there. When leaving the port the boat was fired upon by the Russians. The British naval commander Vice-Admiral James Dundas demanded an explanation from General Dimitri von der Osten-Sacken, military governor of Odessa, for this breach of the laws of war. His replies were considered unacceptable, so a squadron was quickly gathered to mount a punitive expedition.
The squadron consisted of eight steam paddle-wheel frigates; the French DESCARTES, MOGADOR and VAUBAN, and the British FURIOUS, RETRIBUTION, SAMPSON, TERRIBLE and TIGRE, supported by the 21-gun screw frigate HIGHFLYER, the 50-gun sailing frigate ARETHUSA, and the 70-gun steam ship SANS PAREIL There were also six ship's boats armed with 24-pounder rockets; two from BRITANNIA, and one each from AGAMEMNON, TRAFALGAR, SANS PAREIL and HIGHFLYER.
On 22 April the Anglo-French squadron arrived at Odessa. At 5 a.m. the first division (DESCARTES, SAMPSON, TIGER and VAUBAN) sailed in and opened fire on the Russian positions from a range of about 2,000 yards (1,800 m) with little effect. VAUBAN was hit by a red-hot shot that started a fire aboard and was obliged to temporarily withdraw. The second division (FURIOUS, TERRIBLE, RETRIBUTION and MOGADOR) then joined the attack, while ARETHUSA, HIGHFLYER and SANS PAREIL remained offshore as a reserve. It was not long before a shot from TERRIBLE hit a magazine on the Imperial Mole, which exploded causing great damage.
About 24 Russian ships in the military port were set on fire, and several British and French merchantmen confined there took advantage of the confusion to escape. Meanwhile, the rocket-boats set fire to the dockyard storehouses. Late in the action the ARETHUSA, under the command of Captain William Robert Mends, engaged batteries on the south side of the Quarantine Mole, until recalled. As numerous fires were now threatening the town, the attack was ended at 5.30 p.m., and the squadron withdrew.
Casualties were very light; 2 killed and 1 wounded in VAUBAN, 3 wounded in Retribution, 6 wounded in SAMPSON, and 1 killed and 4 wounded in Terrible.
On 11 May 1854, TIGER, the screw sloop NIGER, and paddle-wheel sloop VESUVIUS were detached to cruise off Odessa. TIGER became separated from her consorts in thick fog. At around 6 a.m on the 12th she grounded on the shore about five miles south-west of Odessa. She fired guns to attract the attention of the other ships, without result. She then launched her boats and streamed her anchors in an attempt to re-float herself, and also jettisoned all but one of her guns to lighten the ship. Around 9 a.m. a battery of Russian field artillery opened fire from the cliffs above the ship. Within ten minutes TIGER was on fire in two places, and the Captain and several others had been severely wounded. In this hopeless position, TIGER was compelled to surrender, but not before her crew attempted to burn her. The crew was taken as prisoners to Odessa, and with the appearance of the NIGER and VESUVIUS a few hours later the Russians, fearing that TIGER might be recovered, opened fire upon her, and succeeded in blowing her up. Some sources suggested that the TIGER was later salved by the Russians and commissioned by them under the name TIGR; but this is untrue and due to a misreading of Russian naval records; in fact the frigate's engines were salvaged and installed in the Russian royal yacht TIGR
Captain Giffard lost his left leg, and later developed gangrene, from which he died on 1 June. He was buried at Odessa with full military honours on 2 June. A midshipman, two seamen, and a boy also died from their wounds, while three other wounded men recovered.
A month after her sinking the Russians raised several guns from TIGER. Two were taken to a nearby battery; one exploded during testing. In 1904, to mark the 50th anniversary of the bombardment, the remaining gun was mounted on a pedestal on Nikolaev Boulevard. In 2004 further restoration work was carried out and the gun was fired on 19 August. It is now located outside Odessa City Hall.
Russia 1982 4k sg?, scott?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1849) The Sail and Steam Navy List 1815 - 1889 by Lyon & Winfield.