fleet to Sevastopol, precluding any possibility of action with the British and French fleet that entered the Black Sea. Since Uriil was in poor condition, she was taken to Sevastopol and her crew was dispersed among the gun crews for the city's shore batteries. She was then scuttled on 11 September 1854 as a blockship in the harbor entrance during the Siege of Sevastopol. Notes References Category:Ships of the line of the Imperial Russian Navy Category:1840 ships Category:Ships built in Russia Category:Scuttled vessels Category:Maritime incidents in September 1854 Category:Sultan Makhmud-class ships of the line