"Sizopol" is a 60-gun sailing frigate of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire. Participant of the Crimean War. Named in memory of the capture of the Turkish fortress of Sozopol on February 18, 1829 by a detachment of ships under the command of Rear Admiral M. N. Kumani.
The frigate "Sizopol" was laid down in Sevastopol and after launching in 1841 became part of the Black Sea Fleet.
As part of the squadrons, it was on practical voyages in the Black Sea in 1842-1845, 1847, 1849 and 1852.
In 1846, 1848 and 1850 it went on cruising to the Caucasian coast. In 1851 it was timbered. In June 1853, he was sailing with cadets, and in July, he went cruising to the Bosphorus. From September 17 to October 2, as part of the squadron of Vice-Admiral P. S. Nakhimov, he transported the 13th division from Sevastopol to Anakria, then returned to Sevastopol.
Participated in the Crimean War. On November 7, as part of the detachment of Vice-Admiral L. M. Serebryakov, he bombarded the customs post and fortification of St. Nicholas captured by Turkish troops for two hours, but the ground forces did not attack the fortification, and the frigate was forced to leave the shore due to the onset of a storm. The crew lost two killed, two wounded, and the frigate received five holes during the exchange of fire.
On March 5, 1854, he arrived in Sevastopol from Sukhum-Kale. In July, he went cruising at the entrance to the roadstead. On September 2, the frigate's crew joined the 36th battalion.
On September 11, 1854, the frigate "Sizopol" was sunk at the entrance to the roadstead opposite the Konstantinovskaya battery. After the war, during the clearing of Sevastopol Bay, the frigate's hull was blown up.
The design of the stamp was created based on Podustov’s lithography from a drawing by the artist V. A. Prokhorov.
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