This book is about one of the ships, to some extent undeservedly forgotten, passed over by fame, few known by more than its name. “Ochakov” - this name itself, flashing with a bright flash at a sharp turn in history, seems to be familiar to everyone. It is mentioned in history books. Without him, our understanding of the first Russian revolution would be incomplete. It is inseparable from the bright image of the knight of the revolution - Lieutenant Schmidt. But try to find out at least some details about the fate of the cruiser. At best, this will be a minimum of information at the level of “TSB” or “Military Encyclopedia”. Note. OCR: The main text of the book from 1986, with the official Bolshevik version of the events of 1905. Supplemented with modern data especially for the 2014 edition.