Medal of Ushakov #5729 / Медаль Ушакова #5729

Awarded to Sailor Anti-Aircraft Gunner Petr Timofeevich Shemyakin (Петр Тимофеевич Шемякин) For spotting 16 enemy bomber aircrafts of which two attacked his motor boat. By opening concentrated machine-gun fire at the leading enemy aircraft he forced the enemy aircraft to abandon its bomb run and allowed the boat to initiate fully the combat counter-measures. Made of solid silver. Measures 35.99 mm in width, 48.21 mm in height including its eyelet and weighs 32.8 gram without its suspension. Featuring admiral Ushakov surrounded by 84 ‘pearls’. The serial number, “2539”, is located on the reverse of the medal. The minimum known serial number is 9 and the maximum 15704. This Medal of Ushakov is in a decent but worn condition. There are several dings and scratches and the higher laying parts show medium wear although most details are still perfectly visible. Both sides show a light patina to the silver and its connection ring has been cut. The suspension and silver chain hanging diagonally on the suspension of medal are original and its ribbon appears to be time period. Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms: “During the period of the Patriotic war, sailor SHEMYAKIN served as an anti-aircraft machine-gunner on the patrol motor boat СКА-509. He participated in many motor boats missions: defended against the enemy air raids during the period 1941-1942 while patrolling the Iokanga harbour and water ways, and near Arkhangelsk during August – September 1942....