Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Neptunus' (1812)

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Neptunus
Nominal Guns	74	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	3.1.1812	RWAS
Launched	18.6.1812	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Trekh Sviatitelei Class (1810)	RWAS
Constructor	Razumov I SRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
National Rate	First Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Sold	21.2.1818	RWAS
Becomes	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Fernando VII' (1818) (74) 1818-1823 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent
Length of Gundeck182' 7"Imperial Feet55.4758
Breadth48' 8"Imperial Feet14.6558
Depth in Hold22' 3 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Displacement2,897Ton

Armament

18.6.1812Broadside Weight = 936 Russian Artillery Pound (1020.24 lbs 462.7584 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian short 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1814In the BalticRWAS
8.1814Transported troops from Lubeck to KronshtadtRWAS
11.8.1817The purchase agreement was signed by the Russian Ambassador to Spain (Demetrius Pavlovitch Tatischev) and the Spanish Minister of War (Franscisco Equia)
28.9.1817Left St Petersburg bound for Cadiz
21.2.1818Arrived in Cadiz and transfered to the Spanish Navy

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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