gunboat “bee” of the Caspian flotilla mounted on a pedestal in Astrakhan. Armored boat built in the early 1970-ies, will become a monument to sailors.
As the press service of the southern military district, before becoming a monument to the “bumblebee” is not only served on the Caspian sea and the Black sea, but also participated in combat operations. Before starting work boat project 1204 underwent restoration at a shipyard.
the Solemn opening of the monument of military glory of the Russian Navy will be timed to the Victory Day.
Recall that the river gunboat “bee” was created in 1967 for actions on rivers and in coastal areas of the sea. The boat was armed with two 76-mm guns, 140 – mm rocket launcher and a machine gun. The crew is 14 people. The cruising range of 320 nautical miles.
