Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Pobedoslav' (1782)

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Pobedoslav
Nominal Guns	74	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	26.1.1777	RWAS
Launched	26.6.1782	RWAS
First Commissioned	1782	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Tsar Konstantin Class (1770)
Constructor	V. A. SelyaninovRussian Ship Builder Service 1777	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1804	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck170' 0"Imperial Feet51.816
Breadth48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096

Armament

1782Broadside Weight = 696 Russian Artillery Pound (758.64 lbs 344.1024 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1795CaptainMHVA1797CaptainMHVA

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

MHVALars Bruzelius, Web Site

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Friday 7th of October 2016 17:56

Armament:
26x30, 2x48/60u
26x18, 2x24u, 18x8

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