Russian Order of Battle - Units of the Sea Forces of the Riga Gulf

Courtesy of Gary Staff.

Units of the Sea Forces of the Riga Gulf.

Vice-Admiral M.K. Bachirev.

Staff: Capt. 1st Rank Fomin. Capt. 1st Rank Muromtsevym.

Flagofficer. Lieutenant Sokolovym.

Battleships:

Graschdanin. Capt. 1st Rank Rudenski.

Slava. Capt. 1st Rank Vladimir Antonov.

Cruisers:

Bayan. Capt. 1st Rank Timirev.

Admiral Makarov. (from October 14th)

Diana. (from October 16th)

Destroyer Divisions: Rear-Admiral G.K. Stark.

Torpedoboat-destroyer Novik.

Pobeditel

XI Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Zabiyaka

Capt. 2nd Rank Pilsudski. Grom Lt. Anatoly Vaksmut.

Desna

XII Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Samson

Lieutenant Il’in

Captain Izylmetev (from 17th October)

 

Izyaslav

XIII Division Torpedoboat Destroyers (Noviks) Avtroil

Capt. 1st Rank Shevelev. Konstantin

Gavriil

 

 

IV Division General Kondratenko

Capt. 1st Rank Postelnikov. Pogranitschnik

Vsadnik

Amurets

V Division Finn

Capt. 1st Rank Zelenoi. Moskvityanin

Emir Bukharski

Stregushchi

Donski Kazak

Zabaikalets

VI Division Voiskovoi

Capt. 1st Rank Ekimov. Ukraina

Turkmenets Stavropolski (from 14th October)

Strashnyi (from 16th October)

 

 

 

Auxiliary Units attached to Division.

Pechora

Transports: Oka

Libau (Headquarters Division)

Vodoley No 1

Blockships Lava ( Hospital Ship)

No 4 (Minelayer)

Launches: Dozornyi, Ilim, Moryak.

 

III Division Guardship Unit.

Steam Launches: No 1, No 2, No 3, No 4.

Motor Launches: No 2, No 3, No 8, No 9.

Tender Tralshchik No 12.

 

English Submarines:

C26, C27, C32.

 

Guardship Unit of the Baltic Sea.

VIII Division. Torpedoboat-destroyer Likhoi (from 15th October)

 

Gromyashchi

Sil’Nyi

XI Division Torpedoboat-Destroyers: Deyatel’Nyi

Del’Nyi

Storozhevoi (from 14th October)

Razyashchi

 

Barsuk

II Division Guardship Unit Dispatch Unit: Gornostai

Senior Lieutenant Beklemishev. Vydra

 

III Division Guardship Unit Dispatch Unit: Khorek

Laska

I Division Guardship Launches: SK 1, SK 2, SK 3, SK 4,

SK 5, SK 6, SK 7, SK 8,

SK 9, SK 11, SK 12.

Tender: BK No 1.

II Division Guardship Launches: SK 16, SK 17, SK 18, SK 19.

Capt. 2nd Rank Kira-Dinzhan.

Division of Minesweepers of the Baltic Sea.

II Division Torpedoboats: Prytki

Retivyi

Rezvyi

III Division Minesweepers: Minrep

Udarnik

IV Division Minesweepers: Kapsyul’

Gruz

Krambol

V Division Minesweepers: Minesweeper No 3

Minesweeper No 8

Minesweeper No 23

VI Division Minesweepers: Planeta

Minesweeper No 11

I Division Minesweeper—Launches. Motor launches: No 2, No 3, No 5, No 7.

Minesweeper Tender No 7.

II Division Minesweeper—Launches. . Minesweeper Tender No 10.

Attached unit for Division: Minesweeper No 4.

 

Minelaying Detachment of the Baltic Sea.

Minelayers: Amur

Volga

Shallow Draughted Minelayer Detachment.

I Division Shallow Minelayers: Zeya

Bureya

III Division Shallow Minelayers: Pripyat Lieutenant S.I. Medvedev.

 

Gunboats:

Chrabry Senior Lieutenant Rennenkampf.

Grozyashchi Capt. 2nd Rank Orlovski-Tanaevski.

Chivinets Lieutenant Afanasev.

Detached Units for Aerial Division:

Tug boat Aviun

Transport Division of the Baltic Sea.

III Detachment transport: General Zimmerman

VI Detachment transport: Obsidian

Vassian

Detached transports:

Buki

Coal Transports: Glagol

On

Pokoj

Refrigerated transport : Sukhona

Special transport: Vodolei No 2.

Pilot Management and Beacons Baltic Sea.

Transports: Artel’shchik

Samoed

Port unit Brigitovka


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