1854 found the Baltіyskіy fleet and began its transition sostoyanіya from sailing to steam. When the formidable cloud of the approaching war was clearly outlined on the political horizon, it was not somnnіya that neprіyatel, knowing the sostoyanіe of our fleet, would not miss an opportunity, holding Sveaborg in the blockade, break through Kronstadt and fall upon defenseless St. Petersburg, predstavlyavshіy such tempting prey.