North-Western Basin Branch News

Midday Peter and Paul Fortress cannon shot to commemorate the 15th anniversary of FSUE “Rosmorport”

At midday on July 6 the North-Western Basin Branch took part in a solemn event in St. Petersburg – a traditional cannon blank shot from the Naryshkin Bastion of the Peter-Paul Fortress, fired to mark the 15th anniversary of FSUE “Rosmorport”.

The event involved the management of the Branch and the administration of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.

The shot from the cannon was performed by the Director of the North-Western Basin Branch Sergei Pylin to commemorate the FSUE “Rosmorport” jubilee.

In memory of this remarkable event the administration of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg presented Sergei Pylin a cartridge case of the 122 mm caliber D-30a cannon used gun.