Bab 417: The Naval Battle in the Baltic

February 16th, 1822.

The French North Sea Fleet, equipped with two battleships, three battlecruisers, sixteen destroyers, twenty submarines, and an experimental aircraft carrier, navigated through the Danish Strait into the Baltic Sea.

With the outbreak of the war, the Russian Baltic Fleet had already positioned themselves strategically, ready to counter any moves by their adversaries.

Admiral Antoine René Thévenard, commanding the French fleet, was at the helm of the lead battleship, "L'Intrépide." The fleet moved cautiously, aware of the Russian presence.

On the aircraft carrier, preparations were underway for the first operation involving fighter planes. The pilots, briefed and ready, waited for the signal to take off. Below the surface, the submarines advanced, tasked with reconnaissance and clearing the path for the fleet.