Russian Sixth Rate rowing frigate 'Avtroil' (1789)

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Avtroil
Nominal Guns	24	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Sixth Rate frigate 'Af Trolle' (1764) (24) 1764-1789 Swedish 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate 1775 Renamed "Af Trolle"
Captured	13.8.1789	RWAS
Shipyard	Djurgården - Stockholm	W006
Constructor	Harald SohlbergSwedish Ship Builder Service 1777	SSL
Category	Sixth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Rowing Frigate	RWAS
Transfered	1809	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Breadth30' 10"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Oar banks7

Armament

8.1789Broadside Weight = 144 Russian Artillery Pound (156.96 lbs 71.1936 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1789210 RWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
9.7.1790Battle of Svensksund
1791In the Baltic until 1798RWAS
1800Training duties in the BalticRWAS
1801In Kronshtadt RoadsRWAS
1801Began repairs at UnknownRWAS
1804Sailed to the MediterraneanRWAS
1804Completed repairsRWAS
22.6.1806Took the Xebec off Spolatro
1809Ceded to FranceRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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