The article describes the offi cial trip of Captain K. Dubrov to England and
France in February — July 1892, as assigned by the Chief Inspector of the
Naval Artillery S. Makarov, and its importance for the modernization of the
artillery of the Russian Imperial Navy. The work is based on the historical
sources contained in the Russian State Archive of the Navy, which are used
for scientifi c purposes for the fi rst time. It discusses the main problems of
modernization of the Russian Navy in the 1890s and the issues relating
to the activities of the MTC management and of the Maritime Ministry in
connection with the modernization of the Russian Navy artillery. The con-
clusion of the article is that Captain Dubrov, during his trip, initiated by
S. Makarov and with approved by the Governor of the Maritime Ministry
N. Chikhachev, gathered important information on the production of ship
guns, tower installations and ammunition, which the MTC desperately
needed for modernization of the Russian fl eet artillery
Keywords: the Russian Imperial Navy, the Naval Ministry, naval artillery, rearmament,
technology, military production
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