The deep-water Bays of Sevastopol are very convenient for mooring the Navy. In 1783, Crimea was integrated into the Russian Empire and in the same year the construction of berths and port infrastructure began, which made Sevastopol the main base of the Russian Navy on the Black Sea.
The huge Sevastopol’s Bay cuts into the Crimean Peninsula for 7.5 kilometers and divides Sevastopol into northern and southern sides. On both sides of this bay there are about two dozen small bays, some of which are also convenient for mooring ships.
On the south side are the Southern and Artillery Bays. They also have berths for ships. On the Kornilov’s embankment in the Artillery Bay and on the Count’s Pier in the Southern Bay, you can board excursion ships that sail along a circular route where the main historical and cultural attractions of the city are located. In different parts of the bays of Sevastopol you can see warships.
There are no berths for warships in Artillery Bay, but the most beautiful buildings are located on its shore. The two most monumental buildings are called the Palaces of Sevastopol. This is the Palace of Pioneers and the Aquarium Museum. At the exit from the Artillery Bay, tourists see the embankment and Seaside Boulevard. In 1905, a Monument to Submerged ships was erected 20 meters from the shore in Sevastopol Bay.
The Southern Bay is the second most important after the great Sevastopol’s Bay. Most of the berths of warships are located here. They begin at the Count`s pier and then stretch in a continuous sequence for 2.5 kilometers.
In the outer water area of the Heraclea Peninsula there is a Quarantine Bay, where in the 5th century BC ancient Greek settlers founded the colony of Tauric Chersonesos. This city became one of the main colonies of the Greeks, along with Bosporus in Kerch and Kerkenitida in Yevpatoria.
