Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Provornyi' (1820)

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Provornyi
Nominal Guns	44	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	20.1.1820	RWAS
Launched	21.10.1820	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Spechnyi Class (1800)	RWAS
Constructor	B. F. StokeRussian Ship Builder Service 1825-1829	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1831	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck159' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet48.4823
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592

Armament

21.10.1820Broadside Weight = 456 Russian Artillery Pound (497.04 lbs 225.4464 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Russian 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1823Assigned an elite guards crewRWAS
1823In the AtlanticRWAS
1824Sailed to PlymouthRWAS
11.1824Damaged in the Great FloodRWAS
1826Sailed to Dogger BankRWAS
1827Sailed to PortsmouthRWAS
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1828Arrived in KronshtadtRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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