Russian First Rate ship of the line 'Velikii Knyaz Konstantin' (1852)

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Velikii Knyaz Konstantin
Nominal Guns	120	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	7.5.1850	RWAS
Acquired	29.9.1852	RWAS
Shipyard	Nikolaev	RWAS
Ship Class	Dvenadtsat Apostolov Class (1838)	RWAS
Designed by	ChernyavskiyRussian Designer Ship Builder Service 1855	RWAS
Constructor	I. S. DmitrievRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	First Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Scuttled	28.8.1855	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck208' 9"Imperial Feet63.427
Between Perpendiculars211' 2"Imperial Feet64.3174
Breadth59' 2"Imperial Feet17.9888
Depth in Hold25' 3"Imperial Feet7.6352
Displacement4,790Tons BM
Burthen3,190Tons BM

Armament

29.9.1852Broadside Weight = 2568 Russian Artillery Pound (2799.12 lbs 1269.6192 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian 8.75 (68 Pound Shell)
Lower Gun Deck4 Russian 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 Russian short 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 Russian 36-Pound Gunnade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 Russian 24-Pounder Gunnade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle1 Russian 24-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse2 Russian 12-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse2 Russian 8-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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