Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Storfeniks' (1720)

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Storfeniks
Nominal Guns	32	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Fifth Rate frigate 'Store Fenix' (1708) (30) 1708-1720 Swedish 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	27.7.1720	RWAS
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Constructor	Charles SheldonSwedish Ship Builder Service 1665-1739	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1738	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck106' 3"Imperial Feet32.3215
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036

Armament

27.7.1720Broadside Weight = 110 Russian Artillery Pound (119.9 lbs 54.384 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Russian 3-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1720Sailed from Revel to KronshtadtRWAS
1721In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1722In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1723In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1724In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1726In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1727In the Gulf of FinlandRWAS
1728Fire watch ship at Kronshtadt until 1733RWAS
1734Sailed to DanzigRWAS
1735Fire watch ship at KronshtadtRWAS
1736In Kronshtadt RoadsRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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