Mine and Torpedo Specialist Day of the Russian Navy
June 20 · Level 9 · #287 of 2238
This is a holiday for the naval personnel responsible for mines, torpedoes and mine countermeasures. The safety of ships and naval bases depends on their work.
How it is celebrated: ships and units hold formations, commanders give congratulations and the best specialists receive awards. Veterans of the service meet young sailors and officers and share stories of past voyages.
In January 1878, Russian boats under Stepan Makarov sank the Ottoman ship Intibah. It is regarded as the first successful combat use of self-propelled torpedoes in history.