Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Aleksei' (1790)

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Aleksei
Nominal Guns	74	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	26.6.1789	RWAS
Launched	22.5.1790	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Iaroslav Class (1783)	RWAS
Constructor	M. D. PortnovRussian Ship Builder Service 1786	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1815	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck170' 0"Imperial Feet51.816
Breadth48' 6"Imperial Feet14.6495
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096

Armament

1790Broadside Weight = 792 Russian Artillery Pound (863.28 lbs 391.5648 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1767)
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Half-Pood Edinorog
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Russian 42-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1783650Design Complement

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.6.1794 - 27.9.1794Rear-AdmiralRWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1794Sailed from ArchangelRWAS
27.9.1794Arrived at KronshtadtRWAS
1795In the BalticRWAS
1796In the BalticRWAS
1797In the BalticRWAS
20.8.1798Sailed for EnglandRWAS
1799In the North SeaRWAS
1800In the BalticRWAS
1804Paid offRWAS
1805CondemnedRWAS
1807Stationed in the North freeway of KotlinRWAS
1807Refitted as a Unrated Floating Battery

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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