ZVEZDA 1/100 Russian brig Mercury 19th century kit Z9067The 20 gun brig Mercury was laid in Sevastopol in 1819. It was designed as a special ship to protect the Caucasian coast as a patrol ship. Mercury could sail as well as use oars. In May 1829, during the Russian Turkish War, three Russian ships, the frigate Standart, brig Orfey and Mercury, cruised the Bosporus and noticed a Turkish squadron of 14 ships. The enemy squadron rushed in pursuit of the Russian ships. Standart and Orfey quickly broke away