This painting was created by Vsevolod Mikhailovich Petrov-Maslakov, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists. He graduated from the painting department of the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. He used to find material for his paintings in various parts of the country, including Taimyr.
In 1995 a delegation of veterans, who had participated in the heroic defense of the port of Dikson, visited the Taimyr Local History Museum where they saw the painting by Petrov-Maslakov “The Heroic Deed of the SCR-19”. The delegation was headed by Rear Admiral Konstantin Ivanovich Stepin, who had served as a lieutenant on the SCR-19.
This painting is based on the memories of the defenders of the port of Dikson, with whom Vsevolod Mikhailovich met to speak at the site of the memorable event. As a result, the work is distinguished by its documentary precision in depicting the shore and the location of the battery under the command of Nikolay Mikhailovich Kornyakov.
The battle took place on the night of 26 to 27 August 1942. The day before, the port of Dickson had received a message from the steamer Alexander Sibiryakov about an enemy raid, and the island began to prepare for a counterattack.
A heavy German cruiser, the so-called pocket battleship Admiral Scheer, was heading for the harbor. The cruiser was commanded by the 1st Rank Captain Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken.
The alarm was sounded at 01:05 and 20 minutes later the icebreaker SCR-19, known in peacetime as the Dezhnev, unmoored and advanced towards the enemy.
In order to use the aft battery, the Dezhnev had to turn towards Dikson Island, opposite the port of the same name, and cross the strait sideways.
At least four shells hit the SCR-19 in the first minutes of the battle, two of them leaving visible holes. The rangefinder and two 45mm guns were then damaged; six crew members were killed, and 23 were wounded. A fire broke out on the deck in several places. However, the approach to the Admiral Scheer continued.
When the Dezhnev began to sink, Senior Lieutenant Sergey Aleksandrovich Krotov, who took command of the ship (Commander Alexander Gidulyanov was engaged in reconnaissance), ordered a smokescreen to be put up and turn to Samoletnaya Bay.
Almost simultaneously, the Germans stopped shelling the port. The SKR-19 managed to reach the shore and only there lay on the seabed. The ship’s commander Gidulyanov, who returned on board, organized the evacuation of the wounded. At three o’clock in the morning, the alert was called off.
In 1995 a delegation of veterans, who had participated in the heroic defense of the port of Dikson, visited the Taimyr Local History Museum where they saw the painting by Petrov-Maslakov “The Heroic Deed of the SCR-19”. The delegation was headed by Rear Admiral Konstantin Ivanovich Stepin, who had served as a lieutenant on the SCR-19.
This painting is based on the memories of the defenders of the port of Dikson, with whom Vsevolod Mikhailovich met to speak at the site of the memorable event. As a result, the work is distinguished by its documentary precision in depicting the shore and the location of the battery under the command of Nikolay Mikhailovich Kornyakov.
The battle took place on the night of 26 to 27 August 1942. The day before, the port of Dickson had received a message from the steamer Alexander Sibiryakov about an enemy raid, and the island began to prepare for a counterattack.
A heavy German cruiser, the so-called pocket battleship Admiral Scheer, was heading for the harbor. The cruiser was commanded by the 1st Rank Captain Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken.
The alarm was sounded at 01:05 and 20 minutes later the icebreaker SCR-19, known in peacetime as the Dezhnev, unmoored and advanced towards the enemy.
In order to use the aft battery, the Dezhnev had to turn towards Dikson Island, opposite the port of the same name, and cross the strait sideways.
At least four shells hit the SCR-19 in the first minutes of the battle, two of them leaving visible holes. The rangefinder and two 45mm guns were then damaged; six crew members were killed, and 23 were wounded. A fire broke out on the deck in several places. However, the approach to the Admiral Scheer continued.
When the Dezhnev began to sink, Senior Lieutenant Sergey Aleksandrovich Krotov, who took command of the ship (Commander Alexander Gidulyanov was engaged in reconnaissance), ordered a smokescreen to be put up and turn to Samoletnaya Bay.
Almost simultaneously, the Germans stopped shelling the port. The SKR-19 managed to reach the shore and only there lay on the seabed. The ship’s commander Gidulyanov, who returned on board, organized the evacuation of the wounded. At three o’clock in the morning, the alert was called off.
