Talk:Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)

1863 fire?

I find no other references to there being a fire in San Francisco in 1963, I therefore question the accuracy of this item. Kevink707 (talk) 20:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

You didn't look very hard did you?

1. "Russian Explorer Discovers New Friends in His Voyage Around the World". - Los Angeles Times. - Jan 2, 1995. - ("...six Russian sailors who died there on Oct 23, 1863 while fighting a fire...")
2. "Honoring the fallen". - Times-Herald. - Apr 3, 2004. - ("Six of them were buried [at Mare Island] in 1863 after helping to put out a San Francisco fire...")
3. The Reporter. - Oct 30, 2005. - ("Among the 900 graves are those of eight Russian sailors who lost their lives fighting a fire in San Francisco in 1863.")
4. History of the Greater San Francisco Bay Region. - Lawrence Kinnaird. - 1966.
5. San Francisco: A Chronological & Documentary History, 1542-1970. - Robert Mayer. - 1974.
6. Russian San Francisco. - Lydia B. Zaverukha, Nina Bogdan, and Ludmila Ershova. - 2009. - :

A) ("In 1863, Czar Alexander II sent six navy ships under the command of Rear Adm. Andrei A. Popov to San Francisco to show support for the Union side in the American Civil War. Russian ships —corvettes Bogatyr, Kalevala, Rynda, and Novik, and clippers Abrek and Gaidamak". — p.16.)

B) ("On October 26, 1863, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution thanking Admiral Popov, Captain Tachelisacoff, and Lieutenants Skryaggin, Echren, and Machov of the flagship corvette Bogatyr for tendering their services when a destructive fire broke out on the wharf. The fire consumed the entire block fronting Davis Street. The undated photograph above shows Meiggs Wharf, north of the Davis Street area, on fire. There are eight Russian sailors buried at Mare Island, six of whom are believed to have..." — p.17.)

1. "Friends in Peace and War": The Russian Navy's Landmark Visit to San Francisco. - C. Douglas Kroll. - 2007. - ("On October 23 Admiral Bell and Commodore Joseph Lanman, commanding officer of the Lancaster, visited the Bogatyr.1* The Russians' response to a disastrous fire in San Francisco's financial district the next day would further endear them...")

How can it be so easy for me to find? > Best O Fortuna (talk) 22:38, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Maybe you looked for 1963?

1. "Large Fire at San Francisco". - The New York Times. - Oct 24, 1863. - ("SAN FRANCISCO, Friday, Oct. 23. The largest fire for many years occurred this morning. Only two small buildings are left standing on the block bounded by Davis, Sacramento, Drumm and California streets. The buildings were old frame buildings, of one or two stories height, and occupied as cheap lodgings, drinking saloons, groceries and small shops. The loss is about $200,000, without much insurance.")
2. "Great Fire at San Francisco--Loss $250,000.". - Chicago Tribune. - Oct 24, 1863. - ("Great Fire at San Francisco.")

Thine only had to open thou'est eyes Lord. > Best O Fortuna (talk) 22:51, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

"I therefore question the accuracy of..."

Photo

Can somebody get a photo of her while she is docked at SFO? > Best O Fortuna (talk) 21:45, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Can somebody get a photo of her while she is docked at Vancouver, B.C.? > Best O Fortuna (talk) 10:29, 10 November 2011 (UTC)