The Crimean campaign opened in September 1854,360 ships sailed in seven columns, each steamer towing two sailing ships, with the landing of the allied expeditionary force on the sandy beaches of Calamita Bay on the south west coast of the Crimean Peninsula.
The Crimean campaign opened.360 ships sailed in seven columns on the sandy beaches of Calamita Bay on the south west coast of the Crimean Peninsula. This was with the landing of the allied expeditionary force. This was in September 1854. Seven columns were each steamer. This steamer was towing two sailing ships.