the Holiday originates from the events of may 13, 1783, when Akhtiarsky (Sevastopol) a Bay went a squadron of 11 ships of the Azov flotilla under the command of Vice-Admiral F. A. Klokachev. And today, the modern black sea fleet is an operational-strategic Association of the Navy of the Russian Federation on the Black sea. According to open sources, the fleet included 279 ships (including combat ships, 52), the personnel – not less than 25 thousand troops. In recent years, its membership includes dozens of new ships. Among them, “Admiral Grigorovich”, “Admiral Essen”, “Admiral Makarov”, “Vasily Bykov” and others.
during the festival the fleet commander gave a genuine Admiralty anchor the Church of St. Nicholas in Kamyshovaya Bay. The weight of the anchor is about four tons. He was found in the sea off the coast of Sevastopol
– the Parishioners who come to this temple, will join former and current glory of the black sea fleet, – noted the Dean of the Sevastopol district Sergei Haluta, after the prayer service.
According to the honorary Chairman of the Sevastopol naval Assembly, Victor the Cat, the tradition of giving anchor to the temple for important dates fleet was born in 2014.
– You think about why the anchor and not the helm or sails, depicts sailors on ribbons, buttons, buckles, will rassudit it. – The anchor for the sailor at all times-a symbol of salvation: both physical and spiritual.
At the Count’s quay passed a theatrical performance, revealing the history of the formation of the fleet. On the Nakhimov square, has an exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment. The day of open doors held a Museum of black sea fleet.
Also in honor of the black sea sailors laid flowers to the monuments of the black sea fleet, the first commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Klokacheva, admirals V. A. Kornilov, P. S. Nakhimov, D. N. Senyavin, A. P. Lazarev, N. G. Kuznetsov, sailor Peter Cat, to the memorial complex “the Knights of the black sea depths.”
the completion of the festival were the performances of brass bands and the song and dance Ensemble of the black sea fleet.
