Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Prints Gustav' (1788)

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Prints Gustav
Nominal Guns	70	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Prins Gustaf' (1758) (74) 1758-1788 Swedish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	17.7.1788	RWAS
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Constructor	Gilbert SheldonSwedish Ship Builder Service 1748	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Foundered	4.11.1798	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck171' 0"Swedish fot50.7699 (166′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"Swedish fot13.509 (44′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 3"Swedish fot6.9772 (22′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Aft23' 0"Swedish fot6.8287 (22′ 4″ Imperial)

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 522 Russian Artillery Pound (568.98 lbs 258.0768 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1789774 RWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
26.7.17892nd Battle of Oland
3.6.1790Battle of Krasnaya Gorka
4.7.1790Battle of Viborg
1791Training duties in Kronshtadt roadsRWAS
1792Training duties in Kronshtadt roadsRWAS
1794Training duties in Kronshtadt roadsRWAS
1795Training duties in Kronshtadt roadsRWAS
1797In the BalticRWAS
1798Sailed to BornholmRWAS
20.8.1798Sailed from Revel for EnglandRWAS
19.9.1798Developed a leak in a stormRWAS
4.11.1798Abandoned and sunkRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 06:42

thanks, error corrected

Posted by Paul Fields on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 02:51

Aln units being used instead of Fot, Metric and Imperial dimensions are double what they should be. This also affects the Prins Gustaf 1758 when this ship was Swedish.

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