In St. Petersburg, they plan to return the historical look to the monitor "Sagittarius"
St. Petersburg is increasingly involved in various projects for the restoration of old technology. From the Il-14P aircraft and the construction of the wooden battleship Poltava, until the original appearance of the monitor "Sagittarius" (type "Hurricane") in 1864 was restored. Currently, the monitor is used as a floating workshop on the territory of JSC "Kronstadt Marine Plant" (Kronstadt), but it remains the oldest of the "now alive" ships of the Russian Imperial Navy. The ship was laid at the shipyard "Galley Island" on November 19, 1863, launched on May 21, 1864, was accepted into the treasury on July 15, 1865.
For the rescue of the monitor, the Foundation for Support, Reconstruction and Revival of Historical Vessels and Classical Yachts and the Central Naval Museum, which houses the unique model of Sagittarius on a scale of 1:12 (made in 1863-1865 in the model workshop of the St. Petersburg Port , And initially the model was called "Latnik" and was changed at the beginning of the 20th century), which also needs restoration work.
That's how "Sagittarius" looks like today Source
The monitor was withdrawn from combat duty in 1900, disarmed and handed over to the Kronstadt port with the removal of artillery and boilers Source
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The nosepiece of the monitor Source
