diff --git a/app/deck.py b/app/deck.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab1b22d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deck.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Deck:
+    row: int
+    column: int
+    is_alive: bool = True
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"Deck ({self.row}, {self.column}) alive = {self.is_alive}"
diff --git a/app/errors.py b/app/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bed476d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class NumberOfShipsError(Exception):
+    """number of ships should be 10."""
+    pass
+
+
+class CountShipsDecks(Exception):
+    """number of ships with corresponding number of decks
+     should be 4 for 1 deck, 3 for 2 decks, 2 for 3 decks,
+     1 for 4 decks """
+    pass
+
+
+class SpaceBetweenShips(Exception):
+    """there must be space between the ships."""
+    pass
+
+
+class FleetError(Exception):
+    """all errors in Battleship"""
+    pass
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 626f41cf..822c3f5c 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -1,34 +1,154 @@
-class Deck:
-    def __init__(self, row, column, is_alive=True):
-        pass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field as fd
 
+from app.ship import Ship
+from app.errors import (
+    NumberOfShipsError,
+    CountShipsDecks,
+    SpaceBetweenShips,
+    FleetError
+)
 
-class Ship:
-    def __init__(self, start, end, is_drowned=False):
-        # Create decks and save them to a list `self.decks`
-        pass
 
-    def get_deck(self, row, column):
-        # Find the corresponding deck in the list
-        pass
+@dataclass
+class Battleship:
+    ships: list
+    field: dict = fd(default_factory=dict)
 
-    def fire(self, row, column):
-        # Change the `is_alive` status of the deck
-        # And update the `is_drowned` value if it's needed
-        pass
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        self.field = {}
+        self.ships = [
+            Ship(*first_last_decks)
+            for first_last_decks
+            in self.ships
+        ]
+        for ship in self.ships:
+            for deck in ship.decks:
+                self.field[deck.row, deck.column] = ship
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        text = "Battleship\nShips:\n"
+        for ship in self.ships:
+            text += f"{ship}\n"
+        return text
 
-class Battleship:
-    def __init__(self, ships):
-        # Create a dict `self.field`.
-        # Its keys are tuples - the coordinates of the non-empty cells,
-        # A value for each cell is a reference to the ship
-        # which is located in it
-        pass
-
-    def fire(self, location: tuple):
-        # This function should check whether the location
-        # is a key in the `self.field`
-        # If it is, then it should check if this cell is the last alive
-        # in the ship or not.
-        pass
+    def fire(self, location: tuple) -> str:
+        stricken_ship = self.field.get(location)
+        if stricken_ship:
+            stricken_ship.fire(*location)
+            if stricken_ship.is_drowned:
+                return "Sunk!"
+            else:
+                return "Hit!"
+        else:
+            return "Miss!"
+
+    def print_field(self) -> None:
+        empty = "~"
+        alive_deck = u"\u25A1"
+        drowned = "x"
+        destroyed_deck = "*"
+        line = ""
+        for row in range(0, 11):
+            for column in range(0, 11):
+                if (row, column) not in self.field:
+                    line += empty
+                elif self.field[(row, column)].get_deck(row, column):
+
+                    line += alive_deck
+                else:
+                    if not self.field[(row, column)].is_drowned:
+                        line += destroyed_deck
+                    else:
+                        line += drowned
+            line += "\n"
+        print(line)
+
+    def _validate_number_of_ships(self) -> list:
+        errors = []
+        try:
+            if len(self.ships) != 10:
+                raise NumberOfShipsError(
+                    f"the number of ships should be 10"
+                    f" but received {len(self.ships)}")
+        except NumberOfShipsError as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+        return errors
+
+    def _validate_matching_decks(self) -> list:
+        errors = []
+        count_1_decks_ship = 0
+        count_2_decks_ship = 0
+        count_3_decks_ship = 0
+        count_4_decks_ship = 0
+
+        for ship in Ship.fleet:
+            if ship.count_of_decks == 1:
+                count_1_decks_ship += 1
+            elif ship.count_of_decks == 2:
+                count_2_decks_ship += 1
+            elif ship.count_of_decks == 3:
+                count_3_decks_ship += 1
+            elif ship.count_of_decks == 4:
+                count_4_decks_ship += 1
+
+        try:
+            if count_1_decks_ship != 4:
+                raise CountShipsDecks(
+                    f"There should be single-deck ships 4,"
+                    f" received {count_1_decks_ship}")
+        except CountShipsDecks as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+        try:
+            if count_2_decks_ship != 3:
+                raise CountShipsDecks(
+                    f"There should be two-deck ships 3,"
+                    f" received {count_2_decks_ship}")
+        except CountShipsDecks as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+        try:
+            if count_3_decks_ship != 2:
+                raise CountShipsDecks(
+                    f"There should be three-deck ships 2,"
+                    f" received {count_3_decks_ship}")
+        except CountShipsDecks as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+        try:
+            if count_4_decks_ship != 1:
+                raise CountShipsDecks(
+                    f"There should be four-deck ships 1,"
+                    f" received {count_4_decks_ship}")
+        except CountShipsDecks as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+        return errors
+
+    def _validate_approaching_ships(self) -> list:
+        errors = []
+        for deck, ship in self.field.items():
+            for row in range(deck[0] - 1, deck[0] + 2):
+                for column in range(deck[1] - 1, deck[1] + 2):
+                    try:
+                        if (
+                            self.field.get((row, column))
+                            and self.field.get((row, column))
+                            is not ship
+                        ):
+                            raise SpaceBetweenShips(
+                                f"next to the {ship} deck {deck}"
+                                f" is the deck {(row, column)}"
+                                f" of another {self.field.get((row, column))}")
+                    except SpaceBetweenShips as e:
+                        errors.append(e)
+        return errors
+
+    def _validate_field(self) -> None:
+        errors = (
+            self._validate_number_of_ships()
+            + self._validate_matching_decks()
+            + self._validate_approaching_ships()
+        )
+
+        if errors:
+            text = ""
+            for error in errors:
+                text += str(error) + "\n"
+            raise FleetError(text)
diff --git a/app/ship.py b/app/ship.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bbfcebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ship.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+from app.deck import Deck
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Ship:
+    fleet = []
+
+    start: tuple
+    end: tuple
+    alive_decks: int = field(init=False)
+    count_of_decks: int = field(init=False)
+    decks: list = field(default_factory=list)
+    is_drowned: bool = False
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        if self.start > self.end:
+            raise ValueError("the coordinate order is incorrect")
+        if (self.start[0] != self.end[0]) and (self.start[1] != self.end[1]):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The ship must be either vertical or horizontal,"
+                " x or(and) y coordinates must be the same")
+        list_of_decks = []
+        for row in range(self.start[0], self.end[0] + 1):
+            for column in range(self.start[1], self.end[1] + 1):
+                list_of_decks.append(Deck(row, column))
+        self.decks = list_of_decks
+        self.alive_decks = len(self.decks)
+        self.count_of_decks = len(list_of_decks)
+        self.__class__.fleet.append(self)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"ship({self.start}, {self.end})"
+
+    def get_deck(self, row: int, column: int) -> bool:
+        for deck in self.decks:
+            if deck.row == row and deck.column == column:
+                return deck.is_alive
+
+    def fire(self, row: int, column: int) -> None:
+        for deck in self.decks:
+            if deck.row == row and deck.column == column:
+                deck.is_alive = False
+                self.alive_decks -= 1
+                if self.alive_decks == 0:
+                    self.is_drowned = True