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Foundation of the Akhtiar naval base
- When
- June 1783
- Where
- Site of ancient Chersonesus, southwestern Crimea
- Part of
- Founding of Sevastopol
In June 1783 Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie founded a naval squadron base named Akhtiar on the site of ruined Chersonesus, shortly before Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate.
Sevastopol was founded in June 1783 in the area of the ancient but ruined and abandoned Greek city of Chersonesus, as a base for a naval squadron under the name Akhtiar (White Cliff). The founder was Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie (Foma Fomich Makenzi), a native Scot in Russian service. Soon after the founding, the Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.
Sources
- Sevastopol Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
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