Count Shuvalov, recognizing the tin pontoons that existed at that time as completely inappropriate for their purpose, submitted to the discretion of Her Imperial Majesty “Discussions on the subject of pontoons under the Army” 1), which proved the need to have, under the Army, a pontoon part in the future. (See Appendix HP).
1) Agreeing with the opinion expressed on July 24, 1745, that the pontoons should be made of copper, Count Shuvalov did not agree on the rest. Copper sheets intended for pontoons should have been, according to the opinion set forth in 1741 by Major General Tomilov, the same thickness as the white double iron previously used for pontoons. And since there is a lot of tin for each pontoon
1) P.S. Zak. Ross. Imp. vol. MI, p. 339.
the profit was determined to be 16 poods. 10 pounds, then, taking into account the relative amount of these metals, 19 pounds were required for one pontoon. 24 pounds, 123/4 gold. mdi. Taking into account the additional amount of copper required for soldering them and, since it is not always possible to “get the sheets as thinly as they should,” then the total copper for each pontoon was assigned to 25 poods. The price for honey was determined, 8 rubles. per pood. And since, at the end of 30 pounds (i.e., the period assigned for them) during use, the pontoon will lose 5 poods, then 20 poods of copper will remain, which, based on the prices existing at that time, could be sold for 6 rubles. per pood. Thus, the cost of purchasing water for one pontoon will cost 80 rubles. (i.e., out of 200 rubles, it will take away 120 rubles, which were supposed to be gained from the sale of the old copper). Adding to this the cost of the wooden finishing of the pontoon and its accessories, 35 rubles, we can consider the value of the pontoon to be 115 rubles.
2) In view of the fact that the Armenian population has doubled in size since the time the pontoons were introduced, Count Shuvalov found 40 or 30 pontoons insufficient. And taking into account “the management of the Russian army will need to be divided in 3 places,” then it will be necessary to have at least 90 pontoons, namely: to St. Petersburg, Riga and No. 30 PONTONS each, “65 POTONS are recognized by them to have the ability to be used as a real military weapon according to reasoning.” neighboring regions, and for the very necessary exercise of modes to instruct them 4res5 ilyiyasya. there are capable radars there.” The report compiled by Gr. Shuvalov, was approved by the Highest on January 11, 1757!) without any changes.
According to the states attached to it, all pontoons were divided into 3 buildings, 30 pontoons in each. Each pontoon corps was required to have: 60 anchors, weighing from 6 to 10 pounds; 3 four-oar boats for installing pontoons; 3-inch ropes for bridge rigging and 6-inch ropes for anchors; 140 beams, made of pine lumber (now called bow beams), 9 arsh long. and 3 inches square. The decking of the bridge consisted of 250 boards, joined together, 6 arsh long, 11!/> arsh wide. and 11/2 inches thick.
With pontoons, according to the states, the following tools were required: carpentry, carpentry, soldering, blacksmithing and boiler; The convoy for the pontoon hull was supposed to last: 30 dissolutions
1) [. S. Zak. Ross. Imp. vol. HI, p. 342. These points were chosen both due to their strategic position relative to neighboring states, and because wide rivers flow into St. Petersburg, Riga and Kev, facilitating practical pontoon activities! yam. |
(like a machine with four wheels) for transporting pontoons, 76 dissolutions for transporting other accessories and 3 carts for transporting small accessories. The dissolutions on which the pontoons were transported had a harness of 6 horses, and the number of horses for other dissolutions was determined depending on the weight of the things loaded on them, from 2 to 6 horses. In total, there were 516 horses on one pontoon hull, of which 24 were spare.
Horses were required to pay 90 kopecks for the purchase of fodder. per month, counting only 6 months (a total of 5 rubles 40 kopecks per year for each horse).