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Ретвизан
Nominal Guns64RWAS
NationalityRussia
OperatorBaltic Sea Fleet
Previously
Captured3.7.1790RWAS
ShipyardKarlskrona - Blekinge W006
Designed by
Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1785
W006
Constructor
Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1785
RWAS
CategoryThird RateRWAS
Ship TypeShip of the LineRWAS
Sailing RigShip RiggedRWAS
Sold1813RWAS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck163' 0"Imperial Feet49.6824 
Breadth46' 8"Imperial Feet14.0547 
Depth in Hold18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959 

Armament


1791Broadside Weight = 810 Russian Artillery Pound (882.9 lbs 400.464 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck24 Russian short 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Russian 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1791632 RWAS

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1791Captain
Alexander Semenovich ShishkovRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1841
RWIKI
1792Captain
Philip Timofeevich BychenskyRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1829
RWIKI
1798 - 1806Captain
Aleksey Samuilovich GreigRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1845
TRN5

Service History


DateEventSource
4.7.1790Battle of Viborg
1791In the BalticRWAS
1792At Revel RoadsRWAS
1793At Revel RoadsRWAS
1794At Revel RoadsRWAS
1795In EnglandRWAS
1796In EnglandRWAS
1797In the BalticRWAS
5.1798Sailed from Kronshtadt for EnglandRWAS
7.1798Arrived in EnglandRWAS
1799In the North SeaRWAS
8.1799Part of the Anglo-Russian fleet supporting the allied landings in the NetherlandsTRN4
1800In the North SeaRWAS
1804Sailed to the MediterraneanRWAS
1807At LisbonRWAS
22.5.1807Battle of the Dardanelles
30.6.1807Battle of Lemnos
1808Taken into Portsmouth and interredRWAS
1813Sold in EnglandRWAS

 
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