Russian armed storeship 'Kildyuin' (1798)

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Kildyuin
Nominal Guns	32	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	14.11.1796	RWAS
Launched	19.5.1798	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Category	Unrated	RWAS
Ship Type	Armed Storeship	RWAS
Sold for Break Up	1813	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck135' 0"Imperial Feet41.148
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053

Armament

1803Broadside Weight = 168 Russian Artillery Pound (183.12 lbs 83.0592 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1803Refitted as a 32 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
10.9.1805Sailed from Kronshtadt for the MediterraneanRWAS
1806In the AdriaticRWAS
1807Interred in the TagusRWAS
19.10.1808Escorted into Portsmouth and interredRWAS
1813Sold in Britian for break up?RWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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