Monument to the Sunken Ships

The Monument to the Sunken Ships (Russian: Памятник затопленным кораблям; Ukrainian: Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям) is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol, on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay, it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann in 1905.[2][3][4]

Monument to the Sunken Ships
Памятник затопленным кораблям
Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям
The monument on 12 March 2014
Location of the monument within Crimea
Coordinates44.618388°N 33.524263°E / 44.618388; 33.524263
LocationSevastopol, Crimea (Disputed between Russia and Ukraine[1])
DesignerAmandus Adamson
TypeMonument
MaterialGranite and Bronze
Height16,7 m.
Opening date1905
Dedicated toImperial Russian Navy ships destroyed during the Siege of Sevastopol

History

The monument was erected in 1905 on the 50th anniversary of the Siege of Sevastopol, during the Crimean War, in which many ships of the Imperial Russian Navy were scuttled, most of them part of the Black Sea Fleet.

Symbol of the city

On 12 February 1969, the monument was included in the coat of arms of Sevastopol, and on 12 April 2000 in the flag of Sevastopol.

  • Flag of Sevastopol.
  • Coat of arms of Sevastopol.
  • Unofficial coat of arms of Sevastopol.
  • Coat of arms of Lenin District of Sevastopol.
  • Soviet stamp "Centenary of the Siege of Sevastopol".
  • Soviet stamp "Hero City of Sevastopol".
  • Russian stamp "225 years of the Black Sea Fleet".
  • Russian stamp from "Regions of Russia" series.
  • Victory Day celebration, 9 May 2014.

Numismatics

Since 2017 the monument appears on the obverse of the 200 banknote of Russian ruble. Previously in 2015 it appeared on the obverse of the 100 commemorative banknote of the Russian ruble dedicated to "the accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and formation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol".[5][6]

  • 100₽ banknote (2015).
  • 200₽ banknote (2017).

References
  1. This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.
  2. "Памятник затопленным кораблям" (in Russian). sevastopol.info. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "Символ Севастополя" (in Russian). Морская библиотека им. М. П. Лазарева. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "Памятник затопленным кораблям" (in Russian). портал «Гостям Севастополя». Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. "Rusia emite billetes de 100 rublos con imágenes de Crimea" (in Spanish). RT en Español. 23 December 2015.
  6. "Final Issue of Commemorative Banknotes Dedicated to Crimea and Sevastopol". Bank of Russia. 16 February 2016.
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