Russian First Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoi Dmitrii Rostovskii' (1758)

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1797 Renamed "Biter"
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Sviatoi Dmitrii Rostovskii
Nominal Guns	100	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	11.4.1756	RWAS
Acquired	12.6.1758	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Designed by	I. Y. OsmininRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Constructor	I. Y. OsmininRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	First Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1772	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck180' 11"Imperial Feet54.8643
Breadth49' 6"Imperial Feet14.9521
Depth in Hold21' 9"Imperial Feet6.6294

Armament

6.1758Broadside Weight = 834 Russian Artillery Pound (909.06 lbs 412.3296 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian 30-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Russian 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 1761CaptainW0441760CaptainW0291762 - 1672CaptainW0441762Captain of the 1st Rank1764CaptainW044

Service History

DateEventSource
1760Present at the Siege of ColbergW029
25.7.1760Led the squadron of Admiral VD Mishukov sailing from Kronstadt with troops
15.8.1760Landed troops at Kolberg and took part in blockade
10.9.1760Sailed with troops to Kronstadt
28.9.1760Returned to Kolberg
13.6.1761Landed troops at Kolberg
11.7.1761Landed troops at Rugenwald Cape
21.9.1761Brought troops from Kolberg to Kronstadt
1764Remained in port at Kronstadt
2.7.1764Took part in mock battle in Rogervik Bay.
6.8.1764Training manoeuvres in Gulf of Finland
1771CondemnedRWAS
1772Broken up

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W029Richard Couture, Web Site

W044 Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:35	Jon Miller	Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British Naval Sailor Service 1771-1804
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:34	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender
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