The territory of the port was defined by the declaration of Cabinet of Ukraine on Octo"About aquatorium of the Sevastopol Marine Trade Port". Ships sunk included the hull of the naval cruiser Ochakov and a diving support vessel of BM-416-class (approximately 35 tonnes (39 tons)). In early March 2014, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian sailors scuttled several naval vessels to act as blockships at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay and the port of Sevastapol, in an attempt to prevent Ukrainian navy ships berthed in the port from gaining access to the Black Sea. The port was leased to Russia on a long-term lease after the devolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Finally, on April 29 (May 10), 1826, the Russian Senate returned the city's name to Sevastopol.ĭuring World War II, the port of Sevastopol withstood intensive bombardment by the Germans in 1941–42, supported by their Italian and Romanian allies during the Battle of Sevastopol. In 1797, under an edict issued by Emperor Paul I, the military stronghold was again renamed to Akhtiar. It became an important naval base and later a commercial seaport. The realization of the initial building plans fell to Captain Fyodor Ushakov who in 1788 was named commander of the port and of the Black Sea squadron. In February 1784, Catherine the Great ordered Grigory Potemkin to build a fortress there and call it Sevastopol. Five years earlier, Alexander Suvorov ordered that earthworks be erected along the harbor and Russian troops be placed there. History Ī settlement was formed at the Sevastopol port in June 1783 as a base for a naval squadron under the name Akhtiar ( White Cliff), by Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie (Foma Fomich Makenzi), a native Scot in Russian service soon after Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate.
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The port came under full Russian control when the Crimean peninsula, then under Russian military occupation, joined Russia after a highly criticized referendum on March 16, 2014, known as the 2014 Crimean status referendum, which was soon followed by the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Mostly the port belonged to the national government of Ukraine, while portions of it are controlled by the private sector. The port infrastructure is fully integrated with the city of Sevastopol and naval bases of the Russian Navy and the Black Sea Fleet. It is located mainly at the Bay of Sevastopol, and at smaller bays around the Heracles peninsula. Sevastopol Marine Trade Port ( SMTP) is a port in Sevastopol. Sea/River Fleet Administration (government)
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