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'''Sinope''' is a port on the [[Turkey| Turkish]] [[Black Sea]] coast where, on 30th November, 1853, a [[Russia]]n squadron of six [[Ship of the line|ships of the line]] annihilated a Turkish squadron of 13 ships (7 [[frigate]]s, 2 [[corvette]]s, 2 supply ships and a pair of wooden steamers.) The Russians used shellfire against the wooden ships which caught fire and were destroyed almost immediately. | '''Sinope''' is a port on the [[Turkey| Turkish]] [[Black Sea]] coast where, on 30th November, 1853, a [[Russia]]n squadron of six [[Ship of the line|ships of the line]] annihilated a Turkish squadron of 13 ships (7 [[frigate]]s, 2 [[corvette]]s, 2 supply ships and a pair of wooden steamers.) The Russians used shellfire against the wooden ships which caught fire and were destroyed almost immediately. | ||
| − | Though a minor engagement in itself, it had wider ramifications as the world’s navies realised the vulnerability of wooden ships against exploding shells and began replacing them with [[ironclad]s as fast as they could. This battle, more than any other single event, brought about the end of the wooden warship. | + | Though a minor engagement in itself, it had wider ramifications as the world’s navies realised the vulnerability of wooden ships against exploding shells and began replacing them with [[ironclad]]s as fast as they could. This battle, more than any other single event, brought about the end of the wooden warship. |
The battle was an early engagement in the [[Crimean War]] and helped galvanise public opinion in [[Britain]] in favour of an increase in British participation in the war. | The battle was an early engagement in the [[Crimean War]] and helped galvanise public opinion in [[Britain]] in favour of an increase in British participation in the war. | ||
Revision as of 20:53, November 20, 2014
Sinope is a port on the Turkish Black Sea coast where, on 30th November, 1853, a Russian squadron of six ships of the line annihilated a Turkish squadron of 13 ships (7 frigates, 2 corvettes, 2 supply ships and a pair of wooden steamers.) The Russians used shellfire against the wooden ships which caught fire and were destroyed almost immediately.
Though a minor engagement in itself, it had wider ramifications as the world’s navies realised the vulnerability of wooden ships against exploding shells and began replacing them with ironclads as fast as they could. This battle, more than any other single event, brought about the end of the wooden warship.
The battle was an early engagement in the Crimean War and helped galvanise public opinion in Britain in favour of an increase in British participation in the war.
Reference: "The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea" (1976) p.805