NA Ship 6th Rate Mercury

History

Mercury (Russian: Меркурий) was a Russian navy 20 gun and two masted warship. It is famous for its unequal battle with two Turkish ships, which took place on May 14, 1829.

The name Pamiyat Mercuriya (literally In Memory of Mercury) was given to a number of ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet. Summary

Pursued by the Turkish Fleet (6 ships of the line, 2 frigates, 2 corvettes), Russian brig Mercury engaged in unequal battle with line ships Selimiye (110 guns) and Real-bei (74 guns) near the Strait of Bosphorus. After damaging the ships one by one, the brig escaped pursuit.

Crew (As of May 1829) 'Officers'

Aleksandr Ivanovich Kazarsky, Lt. Capt. Fyodor Mikhailovich Novosilsky, Lt.   Dmitry Petrovich Pritupov, midshipman Ivan Petrovich Prokofyev, naval pilot Lt. Sergey Iosifovitch Skaryatin, Lt.

'Seamen'

Anisim Arekhov Philip Vasilyev Gridnev, bataler Afanasiy Gusev Seliverst Dmitriev Ippolit Erofeev Ivan Lisenko, canoneer Fyodor Spiridonov, naval pilot mate Artamon Timofeev, cannoneer Anton Scherbakov, cannoneer

Damage and casualties

As a result of the battle, the brig lost 4 men and 6 more were injured. Damage to the ship included:

22 hull breaches 133 sail plan breaches 16 spar breaches 148 minor rigging damage loss of all rowboats

By official information, neither Turkish ships lost crew as the brig's main objective was to achieve spar and rigging damage.