HMS Orlionoch

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Sidor Shibaev (later HMS Orlionoch) in 1903
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Naval Ensign of Russia.svg Russian Empire
NameSidor Shibaev
OwnerDadashov Brothers
Port of registry Baku
Builder Kolomna Locomotive Works
Launched1888
History
Flag of the Centrocaspian Dictatorship.svg Centrocaspian Dictatorship
NameOrlenok
FateRequisitioned by the Royal Navy late 1918 or early 1919 [1]
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameOrlionoch
FateTransferred to White army control in August 1919 [1]
Naval Ensign of Russia.svg Caspian Flotilla of the White Movement
NameOrlenok
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svg USSR
NameOrlenok
FateExploded on 24 October 1943 at 21:30, Krosnovodsk
General characteristics
Class and type Seaplane carrier [1]
Tonnage1,356.15  NRT
Displacement1,406 long tons (1,429 t) [1]
Length250 ft 00 in (76.20 m)
Beam35 ft 00 in (10.67 m)
Draught18 ft 50 in (6.76 m)
Speed12.5 mph (20.1 km/h)
Aircraft carried2 Short Type 184 [1]

HMS Orlionoch was a Russian tanker which was seized by the British Royal Navy and used as seaplane tender in 1919 [1] alongside HMS Aladar Youssanoff .

History

She was originally known as the Sidor Shibaev, named after Sidor Martinevich Shibaev - a pioneer of oil industry from an established Old Believer family. It was owned by L.F. Richter, a retired captain of artillery in Astrakhan by 1896. A share of it was later acquired by Azerbaijani merchant Alakbar Dadashov by 1899. [2] By 1913, it was fully owned by Dadashov brothers - Alasgar and Alakbar Dadashovs. [3] After Russian Civil War it was apparently seized by the Centro-Caspian Flotilla, the naval force of the Centro-Caspian Dictatorship and renamed Orlenok (Russian : Орленок, lit. 'Little Eagle'). In March 1919, the British were concerned about Bolshevik sympathies amongst the sailors of this flotilla, and disbanded it, integrating many of the ships into the British Caspian Flotilla. The Orlenok was redubbed HMS Orlionoch and added to their force, providing a tender for No. 266 Squadron RAF. The Flotilla was disbanded in August 1919 British and HMS Orlionoch was transferred with the 266 Squadron aeroplanes to the Caspian Flotilla of the White Movement. She was renamed the Orlenok and continued to be used by them until late 1919.

It was seized by Soviet Navy later in 1920 and became part of its Caspian Flotilla as a cargo ship. The ship met is end on 24 October 1943 at 21:30 on port of Krasnovodsk when it stood at the berth of the port at the stern of the motor ship Osetin was unloading cans of gunpowder (280 tons) into wagons. As a result of the fire and explosion of gunpowder and the collision with Osetin, the ship’s hull was broken and deformed, the deck mechanisms and engine were destroyed, the masts were burnt, and all the holds were filled with water. 3 people were killed, 7 people were injured as result of the incident. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "HMS Orlionoch (1919)". Wings Palette. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. Русский торговый флот - Список судов к 1 января 1899 г[Russian merchant fleet - List of ships by January 1, 1899] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Russian Empire Ministry of Finance, Department of Trade and Manufacture. 1899. pp. 64–65.
  3. Русский торговый флот - Список судов к 1 января 1913 г[Russian merchant fleet - List of ships by January 1, 1913] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Russian Empire Ministry of Finance, Department of Trade and Manufacture. 1913. pp. 92–93.
  4. "Суда Министерства Морского флота, погибшие в период Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг" [Vessels of the Ministry of the Navy that perished during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945]. militera.lib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.