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Vladimir

Vladimir

Scuttled

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeSteamer
WarCrimean War

British-built paddle frigate of the Black Sea Fleet. Under Captain Grigory Butakov she captured the Ottoman steamer Pervaz-i Bahri in November 1853, the first battle between steamships. Fought through the siege of Sevastopol and was scuttled when the city fell in 1855.

Career

17 November 1853

Captain Butakov, with Kornilov aboard