Миноносеца "Дръзки" (с деца)/Bulgarian torpedo boat "Drazki" (scored torpedo hit on Ottoman warship) скачать в хорошем качестве

Миноносеца "Дръзки" (с деца)/Bulgarian torpedo boat "Drazki" (scored torpedo hit on Ottoman warship)

Той е най-известен с действията си през Балканската война, когато на 8 ноември 1912 под командването на мичман I ранг Георги Купов нанася тежко поражение и изважда от строя турския бронепалубен крайцер Султан Абдул Хамид („Хамидие“), заплашващ да разруши Варна и Балчик с артилерията си и охраняващ турските военни транспорти от Кюстенджа до Цариград. Това е голяма победа за малкия Български флот и фактически неутрализира всякакви активни операции на турските военноморски сили в Черно море до пълното поражение на Турция във войната. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Drazki was part of a class of six torpedo boats. Her five sisters were named: Smeli (Смели, "Brave"), Hrabri (Храбри, "Valiant"), Shumni (Шумни, "Noisy"), Letyashti (Летящи, "Flying") and Strogi (Строги, "Stern"). The six boats were built at Varna in Bulgaria, using French-supplied materials and assistance. Drazki and her sisters were built between 1907 and 1908, with Drazki herself being launched in August 1907 and commissioned later that year.[1][2] During World War II, Drazki and her three remaining sisters had a normal displacement of 97 tons, measuring 37.80 meters in length, with a beam of 4.27 meters and a draught of 1.37 meters. They were powered by a one-shaft triple-expansion reciprocating engine generating 1,900 hp which gave them a top speed of 26 knots. The four boats were each armed at various times with two 47 mm guns or two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and three 460 mm torpedo tubes. The Bulgarian Navy's torpedo boats took part in the First Balkan War between 1912 and 1913, serving in the waters of the Black Sea. On 20 November 1912 Letyashti, Smeli, Strogi and Drazki were sent from Varna to intercept a group of Turkish transports. The overall commanding officer was commander Dimitar Dobrev, who was embarked on the Letyashti. The Drazki was commanded by Lt jg Georgi Kupov. Shortly after midnight on 21 November they encountered the Ottoman protected cruiser Hamidiye accompanied by two destroyers approximately 32 miles from Varna. Dobrev ordered the ships to close and attack, and at 0043 the Bulgarian ships fired their torpedoes. The first three ships missed, but Drazki was more fortunate. Since she was the last ship in the line, she fired her torpedo at a close range (about 100 m) and scored a hit in the front part of the Hamidiye, causing serious damage, although the ship was able to return to Istanbul for repairs.) Their torpedoes expended, the Bulgarian boats returned to Varna. This engagement was the greatest achievement up to that point in the history of the small Bulgarian Navy. Before the torpedo attack, the Ottoman naval commander had declared an ultimatum to the garrison of Varna to surrender as condition for the town to avoid shelling by the Ottoman Navy.