Russian Order of Battle

Russian Order of Battle - Units of the Sea Forces of the Riga Gulf

Courtesy of Gary Staff.

Units of the Sea Forces of the Riga Gulf.

Vice-Admiral M.K. Bachirev.

Staff: Capt. 1^st Rank Fomin. Capt. 1^st Rank Muromtsevym.

Flagofficer. Lieutenant Sokolovym.

Battleships:

Graschdanin. Capt. 1^st Rank Rudenski.

Slava. Capt. 1^st Rank Vladimir Antonov.

Cruisers:

Bayan. Capt. 1^st Rank Timirev.

Admiral Makarov. (from October 14^th)

Diana. (from October 16^th)

Destroyer Divisions: Rear-Admiral G.K. Stark.

Torpedoboat-destroyer Novik.

Pobeditel

XI Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Zabiyaka

Capt. 2^nd Rank Pilsudski. Grom Lt. Anatoly Vaksmut.

Desna

XII Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Samson

Lieutenant Il’in

Captain Izylmetev (from 17^th October)

Izyaslav

XIII Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Avtroil

Capt. 1^st Rank Shevelev. Konstantin

Gavriil

IV Division General Kondratenko

Capt. 1^st Rank Postelnikov. Pogranitschnik

Vsadnik

Amurets

V Division Finn

Capt. 1^st Rank Zelenoi. Moskvityanin

Emir Bukharski

Stregushchi

Donski Kazak

Zabaikalets

VI Division Voiskovoi

Capt. 1^st Rank Ekimov. Ukraina

Turkmenets Stavropolski (from 14^th October)

Strashnyi (from 16^th October)

Auxiliary Units attached to Division.

Pechora

Transports: Oka

Libau (Headquarters Division)

Vodoley N^o 1

Blockships Lava ( Hospital Ship)

N^o 4 (Minelayer)

Launches: Dozornyi, Ilim, Moryak.

III Division Guardship Unit.

Steam Launches: N^o 1, N^o 2, N^o 3, N^o 4.

Motor Launches: N^o 2, N^o 3, N^o 8, N^o 9.

Tender Tralshchik N^o 12.

English Submarines:

C26, C27, C32.

Guardship Unit of the Baltic Sea.

VIII Division. Torpedoboat-destroyer Likhoi (from 15^th October)

Gromyashchi

Sil’Nyi

XI Division Torpedoboat-Destroyers: Deyatel’Nyi

Del’Nyi

Storozhevoi (from 14^th October)

Razyashchi

Barsuk

II Division Guardship Unit Dispatch Unit: Gornostai

Senior Lieutenant Beklemishev. Vydra

III Division Guardship Unit Dispatch Unit: Khorek

Laska

I Division Guardship Launches: SK 1, SK 2, SK 3, SK 4,

SK 5, SK 6, SK 7, SK 8,

SK 9, SK 11, SK 12.

Tender: BK N^o 1.

II Division Guardship Launches: SK 16, SK 17, SK 18, SK 19.

Capt. 2^nd Rank Kira-Dinzhan.

Division of Minesweepers of the Baltic Sea.

II Division Torpedoboats: Prytki

Retivyi

Rezvyi

III Division Minesweepers: Minrep

Udarnik

IV Division Minesweepers: Kapsyul’

Gruz

Krambol

V Division Minesweepers: Minesweeper N^o 3

Minesweeper N^o 8

Minesweeper N^o 23

VI Division Minesweepers: Planeta

Minesweeper N^o 11

I Division Minesweeper—Launches. Motor launches: N^o 2, N^o 3, N^o 5, N^o 7.

Minesweeper Tender N^o 7.

II Division Minesweeper—Launches. . Minesweeper Tender N^o 10.

Attached unit for Division: Minesweeper N^o 4.

Minelaying Detachment of the Baltic Sea.

Minelayers: Amur

Volga

Shallow Draughted Minelayer Detachment.

I Division Shallow Minelayers: Zeya

Bureya

III Division Shallow Minelayers: Pripyat Lieutenant S.I. Medvedev.

Gunboats:

Chrabry Senior Lieutenant Rennenkampf.

Grozyashchi Capt. 2^nd Rank Orlovski-Tanaevski.

Chivinets Lieutenant Afanasev.

Detached Units for Aerial Division:

Tug boat Aviun

Transport Division of the Baltic Sea.

III Detachment transport: General Zimmerman

VI Detachment transport: Obsidian

Vassian

Detached transports:

Buki

Coal Transports: Glagol

On

Pokoj

Refrigerated transport : Sukhona

Special transport: Vodolei N^o 2.

Pilot Management and Beacons Baltic Sea.

Transports: Artel’shchik

Samoed

Port unit Brigitovka

Last Updated: 2 September, 2002.

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