The battleship "Empress Maria". Legend of the length of the century (+ album)

The book of the leading Russian specialist in the history of heavy artillery ships at the beginning of the 20th century, candidate of historical sciences, senior researcher at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Vinogradova is dedicated to the "Empress of Mary" - to the ship of a short but bright fate. The commission of this battleship in the summer in the summer of 1915 became a milestone in the combat activities of the Black Sea Fleet, ensured high -quality superiority over the enemy and made it possible to freely carry out any operations throughout the Black Sea.
For the first time on an extensive documentary basis, the circumstances of the fire and explosion of the battleship in Sevastopol on October 7 (20), 1916 are examined in detail, what is happening on the dreadnought, the crew’s struggle for the survivability of the ship and its death. The materials of the investigation of the commissions of the Black Sea Fleet and the Marine Ministry, their conclusions, are considered, polynomial versions of the causes of the fire and explosion are considered, the actions of the command and sailors of the battleship during the disaster are analyzed. In detail the operation of the excavation from a flooded ammunition ship, lifting to the surface of the battleship of the battleship and its gun towers, is highlighted.
Unique in the coverage of material, created on the basis of documents from 7 archives (including Great Britain, Germany and the USA), rare handwritten materials from museums and libraries, this work covers every facet of the history of the Empress Mary - policy and military The marine strategy, equipment and technology, combat use, the tragedy of the ship and its rise to the surface, thereby closing the theme of the legendary dreadnought