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Gate of the Admiralty

Description

  • The history of the Admiralty starts from 1788 and is a bright part of the city history.
  • In the middle of XIX century a wall and en entrance gate were built in the northern part of Admiralteiska square under the design of architect Karl Ackroid.

The history of the Admiralty starts from 1788 and is a bright part of the city history. In the middle of XIX century a wall and en entrance gate were built in the northern part of Admiralteiska square under the design of architect Karl Ackroid. The gate separated the square from the shipyard. Nowadays the gate is the main entrance checkpoint to Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Plant.

The history of the Admiralty starts from 1788 and is a bright part of the city history. In the middle of XIX century a wall and en entrance gate were built in the northern part of Admiralteiska square under the design of architect Karl Ackroid. The gate separated the square from the shipyard. Nowadays the gate is the main entrance checkpoint to Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Plant.

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HISTORY

  • Mykolaiv Admiralty is a center of military shipbuilding located on the Inhul.
  • It was built in 1788 by order of Prince Grigory Potemkin to meet needs of the Black Sea Fleet.
  • The new establishment included ship workshops, warehouses for building, equipping and repairing warships, support services and units.
  • According to the original construction plan, the complex was rectangular in shape and was a kind of small fortress.

Mykolaiv Admiralty is a center of military shipbuilding located on the Inhul. It was built in 1788 by order of Prince Grigory Potemkin to meet needs of the Black Sea Fleet. The new establishment included ship workshops, warehouses for building, equipping and repairing warships, support services and units. According to the original construction plan, the complex was rectangular in shape and was a kind of small fortress.

The geographical location of the shipyard at the mouth of the Inhul near the Southern Bug was convenient for further development of facilities and potential of the shipyard, which later built destroyers, torpedo vessels, submarines and other ships for various purposes.

In 1830-1840 by order of Admiral Mykhailo Lazarev the maritime structure was expanded and reconstructed. Workshops and multi-storied barracks, rope works and foundry have been built, a men's gymnasium has been established. Mykolaiv Construction College is located in the premises of the men’s gymnasium.

The gate being the main entrance to Mykolaiv Admiralty, has a prismatic form with an arch in the middle and guardhouses on the sides. The passage is decorated with columns of the Doric order. The surfaces of the gate walls are rusticated.

In the panels above cornices of the main gate there are embossed reliefs of Hippocampi. Since the Renaissance, the image of a horse with a fishtail has been used in heraldry to demonstrate connection with navigation.

In the end of XIX century Mykolaiv Admiralty turned out to be in a difficult situation due to the lack of timely modernization of production, so it was decided to build a new plant instead of obsolete buildings and dry docks in the area of Solianoy hamlet. These plans failed and in 1910 the Admiralty was closed. Generally speaking, during its funcitoning a large number of ships of various classes and purposes have been built.

Since August 20, 1911 a plant of the Russian shipbuilding company ("Russud") has started functioning in the premises of Mykolaiv Admiralty. Two building berths with boathouses, assembly and welding shop, a number of premises and a sea front have been constructed on the left bank of the Inhul.

The building with a spire decorating our city, is constructed in 1951 in the style of classicism and serves as the administration building of Mykolaiv shipbuilding plant.

Mykolaiv Admiralty is a center of military shipbuilding located on the Inhul. It was built in 1788 by order of Prince Grigory Potemkin to meet needs of the Black Sea Fleet. The new establishment included ship workshops, warehouses for building, equipping and repairing warships, support services and units. According to the original construction plan, the complex was rectangular in shape and was a kind of small fortress.

The geographical location of the shipyard at the mouth of the Inhul near the Southern Bug was convenient for further development of facilities and potential of the shipyard, which later built destroyers, torpedo vessels, submarines and other ships for various purposes.

In 1830-1840 by order of Admiral Mykhailo Lazarev the maritime structure was expanded and reconstructed. Workshops and multi-storied barracks, rope works and foundry have been built, a men's gymnasium has been established. Mykolaiv Construction College is located in the premises of the men’s gymnasium.

The gate being the main entrance to Mykolaiv Admiralty, has a prismatic form with an arch in the middle and guardhouses on the sides. The passage is decorated with columns of the Doric order. The surfaces of the gate walls are rusticated.

In the panels above cornices of the main gate there are embossed reliefs of Hippocampi. Since the Renaissance, the image of a horse with a fishtail has been used in heraldry to demonstrate connection with navigation.

In the end of XIX century Mykolaiv Admiralty turned out to be in a difficult situation due to the lack of timely modernization of production, so it was decided to build a new plant instead of obsolete buildings and dry docks in the area of Solianoy hamlet. These plans failed and in 1910 the Admiralty was closed. Generally speaking, during its funcitoning a large number of ships of various classes and purposes have been built.

Since August 20, 1911 a plant of the Russian shipbuilding company ("Russud") has started functioning in the premises of Mykolaiv Admiralty. Two building berths with boathouses, assembly and welding shop, a number of premises and a sea front have been constructed on the left bank of the Inhul.

The building with a spire decorating our city, is constructed in 1951 in the style of classicism and serves as the administration building of Mykolaiv shipbuilding plant.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • Hippocampi on the gate is a sea creature with the forelegs of a horse and the tail of a fish. These mythological creatures were in a chariot of Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea and Water. The image of the Hippocampi is popular in the art of the Middle East. Such image is also available on the coat of arms of the city of Zaliznyi Port (Ukraine).
  • The first superintendent of Mykolaiv Admiralty was Mykhailo Faleev, foreman and War Commissary.
  • In 1861 10-hour working day was declared for the workers at the Admiralty. The working day started at 5 a.m.
  • On December 15 1897 battleship "Prince Potemkin of Taurida” was laid down at the Mykolaiv Admiralty, in 1905, onboard the ship, the first armed uprising of sailors in the history of the empire took place.
  • A new shipyard was opened in 1920 under the name "Tremsud" (“Association of Maritime Shipbuilding"). In 1931 it was named as "The Shipbuilding plant named after 61 Communards". By order dd. September 8, 2017 the State Enterprise "The Shipbuilding plant named after 61 Communards" was renamed State Enterprise "Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Plant"
  • Hippocampi on the gate is a sea creature with the forelegs of a horse and the tail of a fish. These mythological creatures were in a chariot of Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea and Water. The image of the Hippocampi is popular in the art of the Middle East. Such image is also available on the coat of arms of the city of Zaliznyi Port (Ukraine).
  • The first superintendent of Mykolaiv Admiralty was Mykhailo Faleev, foreman and War Commissary.
  • In 1861 10-hour working day was declared for the workers at the Admiralty. The working day started at 5 a.m.
  • On December 15 1897 battleship "Prince Potemkin of Taurida” was laid down at the Mykolaiv Admiralty, in 1905, onboard the ship, the first armed uprising of sailors in the history of the empire took place.
  • A new shipyard was opened in 1920 under the name "Tremsud" (“Association of Maritime Shipbuilding"). In 1931 it was named as "The Shipbuilding plant named after 61 Communards". By order dd. September 8, 2017 the State Enterprise "The Shipbuilding plant named after 61 Communards" was renamed State Enterprise "Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Plant"