Shipwreck or sea mystery · 21.09.1808
The frigate Geroi by the Pakri dam
In August and September 1808 British and Swedish fleets blockaded a Russian squadron in Paldiski Bay. During the blockade the Russian ship of the line Vsevolod was captured and burned. When the British finally sailed away, the Russian squadron set off home towards Kronstadt. On 21 September 1808 the 48-gun frigate Geroi, under Captain Zuyev, sank in Paldiski Bay. Her wreck lies by the dam of the Pakri peninsula, a few hundred metres northwest of today's Paldiski Northern Port. The pin is approximate.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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1808. aasta augustis ja septembris blokeerisid Inglise ja Rootsi laevastik Paldiski lahes Vene eskaadrit. Blokaadi ajal langes vastaste kätte ja põletati Vene liinilaev Vsevolod. Inglise eskaadrit juhtis viitseadmiral James Saumarez. Kui inglased lõpuks Paldiski alt lahkusid, asus Vene eskaader teele kodusadama Kroonlinna poole. 21. septembril 1808 uppus Paldiski lahes kapten Zujevi juhitud 48 kahuriga fregatt Geroi. Vrakk lebab Pakri poolsaare tammi juures, praegusest Paldiski Põhjasadamast mõnisada meetrit loode pool. Vraki täpne asukoht on registris, märk on ligikaudne.