Why Britain sent a Russian squadron to the Isle of Man

Where did Britain base the Russian squadron sent from the Baltic to help against France?

On the Isle of Man, far from the Channel threat it supposedly came to oppose.

A Russian squadron sent to assist the Royal Navy during a war with France was based on the Isle of Man. This put the force well away from the likely invasion and blockade front. The placement suggests Britain valued the coalition contribution less as an immediately useful combat formation than official accounts might imply. Gorshkov's celebration of Russian Mediterranean and coalition activity therefore becomes an example of how national naval histories can enlarge symbolic participation while muting operational limits.