Russian destroyer Leytenant Zatsarenni

Russian destroyer Leytenant Zatsarenni

"Leytenant Zatsarenni" ( _ru. Лейтенант Зацаренный) was an Imperial Russian Navy destroyer of the four-strong "Leitenant Shestakov" class (named after Ivan Shestakov (1820–1888)).

The "Zatsarenni" herself was named after a torpedo boat captain who had distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

She was sunk on 30 June 1917, when she ran onto a German naval mine that had been laid only days before by the German-Turkish cruiser SMS "Breslau". The "Breslau" had laid seventy mines off the mouth of the Danube, followed by another ten off Fidonisi Island, which to the Germans was then known as "Schlangen Insel" (Snake Island), off Sulina.

The "Leytenant Zatsarenni" was rediscovered in July 2007 by Russian divers.

Other ships of the class

* "Leitenant Shestakov"
* "Kapitan Leitnant Baranov"
* "Kapitan Saken"


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