Vostok (sloop-of-war)

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History
Russian Empire
NameVostok
NamesakeEast
Builder
Launched1818
HomeportKronstadt
FateBroken up in 1828
General characteristics
Type24-gun sloop-of-war[1]
Displacement900 tonnes[1]
Length39.62 m (130.0 ft)[1]
Beam10.36 m (34.0 ft) [1]
Depth of hold4.8 m (15.7 ft)[1]
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Speed10 kn (19 km/h)[1]
Complement117[1]
Armament

Vostok was a 28-gun

Pacific.[1]

History

Order of St. Vladimir

Vostok was launched in 1818 at

On 14 July [

Lieutenant Commander Mikhail Lazarev left Kronstadt and on 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1820 reached the shore of Antarctica, which was sighted for the first time in history. After repair in Sydney in Australia, the expedition explored the tropical parts of the Pacific, and on 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1820 again turned to Antarctica. On 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1821 the sloops reached the southernmost point of their voyage at 69° 53' S and 92° 19' W. On 5 August [O.S. 24 July] 1821 they returned to Kronstadt.[1]

In 751 days they covered 49,723 miles (circa 92,300 km). Apart from the discovery of the world's sixth continent,

Russian Admiralty to commemorate the expedition.[1]

In 1828 sloop Vostok was excluded from navy lists and scrapped.[1]

Named in honor

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Шлюп "Восток" (tr. "Sloop "Vostok"") at sailhistory.ru (in Russian)[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Tattoo Archive – Vostok". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ^ Vostok, Cape Geographic Names Information System[dead link]
  4. ^ Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129 planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov[dead link]
  5. ^
    Vokrug Sveta
    (in Russian), accessed 23 September 2022
  6. ^ Deep drilling at Vostok station, Antarctica: history and recent events[dead link]
  7. ^ Vostok Subglacial Highlands: Antarctica geographic.org, accessed 23 September 2022
  8. ^ Скончался первооткрыватель озера Восток в Антарктиде (tr. "Discoverer of Lake Vostok in Antarctica dies") Lenta.ru (in Russian), accessed 23 September 2022

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