The real berth of the ship "Saratov".
Memorialinis vieta
The real berth of the ship "Saratov" is located in Liepāja, Vecā ostmala 59 near the boat docks, but the memorial is located in the immediate vicinity of the special economic zone of Liepaja.
Built in 1888 in Copenhagen in the shipyard "Buvmeistar & Wain" under the name "Leopold II". 1911. In 2010, it was bought by the joint-stock company Russian North-West Shipping and renamed "Saratov", Latvian Aleksandrs Remes became the ship's captain.
In May 1915, when Liepaja was occupied by German troops, "Saratov" was in the port in a damaged condition.
On January 10, 1919, the steamship "Saratov" was taken over by the Provisional Government of Latvia. From April 1919 to July 1919 on the ship "Saratov" after "16. of the April coup" was the Provisional Government led by K. Ulmanis, which was forced to save itself under the protection of the Allied fleet.
On July 8, 1919, after the Provisional Government of K. Ulmanis was brought to Riga, the steamer was used in traffic between Riga, Ventspils and Liepāja.
According to the terms of the peace treaty of August 11, 1920 between Latvia and Soviet Russia, the steamer "Saratov" had to be returned to the Soviet side. On January 2, 1923, the steamers were handed over to the representative of Soviet Russia. On January 15, 1923, the steamer "Saratov" perished near Akmeņraga.
In 1936, the Maritime Department of Latvia sold the shipwreck to a company, which salvaged it and delivered it for scrap to the Liepāja Shipyard.
Susijusios temos
Susijusi istorija
Kyšulys ir laivas "Saratov"
Galima daryti prielaidą, kad Liepoja trumpą laiką buvo Latvijos sostinė, nes Laisvės kovų metu Laikinoji vyriausybė stovėjo laive Saratov būtent šiame mieste. Laikinąją vyriausybę po išvadavimo Saratovas nugabeno į Rygą, tačiau daug kas nežino, kad tokio mums svarbaus laivo istorija baigėsi jūroje ties Akmenrage.
Memories of Artūrs Ozols about the ship "Saratov"
Artūrs Ozols graduated from Riga Polytechnic and served as a naval officer (midshipman) and engineer in the Russian Black Sea Fleet aboard the warship Panteleimon. During the Latvian Liberation Struggle, he joined the Student Company. In Liepaja he put the ship "Saratov" into service. Arthurs Ozols' memoirs about the ship "Saratov" were published in the Dauagava Vanagi monthly
Akmenrago švyturys ir seklumas – vienos didžiausių laivų kapinių Baltijos jūroje
Būtent Akmensrago švyturio apylinkėse 1923 m. sausio 13 d. ant seklumos tragiškai užplaukė ir sudužo garlaivis Saratov , prie kurio prisiglaudė K. Ulmanio vadovaujama laikinoji vyriausybė, kuriant nepriklausomą Latvijos valstybę.
Latvian Army armored train No.5 or "Kalpaks"
Latvian Army Armoured Train No.5 or "Kalpaks" was a light armoured train in the Latvian Armed Forces in 1919.