Russian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Aziia' (1766)

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Aziia
Nominal Guns	54	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	27.2.1764	RWAS
Launched	13.6.1766	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Pyotr II Class (1724)	RWAS
Constructor	I. V. JamesRussian Designer Ship Builder Service 1780	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Wrecked	9.2.1773	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck143' 0"Imperial Feet43.5864
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold16' 7"Imperial Feet4.9064

Armament

1768Broadside Weight = 310 Russian Artillery Pound (337.9 lbs 153.264 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck22 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder

1770Broadside Weight = 338 Russian Artillery Pound (368.42 lbs 167.1072 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1767)
Lower Gun Deck20 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1/2-Pood Edinorog
Upper Gun Deck22 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1768Sailed from ArchangelRWAS
10.1768Arrived in KronstadtRWAS
1769Cruised in the BalticRWAS
15.6.1770Left Revel as part of the 3rd Arkhipelago squadronRWAS
25.12.1770Arrived at AuzaRWAS
1771Bombarded MitilenoRWAS
1772Blockade of the DardanellesRWAS
1772repairs at Yauza - Russia RWAS
7.2.1773Sailed from Mikono bound for the Imbros penninsulaRWAS
9.2.1773Lost off Mikono with no survivorsRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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