Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Tsar Konstantin' (1789)

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Tsar Konstantin
Nominal Guns	46	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	20.7.1788	RWAS
Launched	27.6.1789	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Rogozhskaya	RWAS
Ship Class	Pyotr Apostol (1783)	RWAS
Constructor	I. V. DolzhnikovRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Wrecked	14.10.1798	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck143' 0"Imperial Feet43.5864
Breadth43' 0"Imperial Feet13.1064
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624

Armament

27.6.1789Broadside Weight = 564 Russian Artillery Pound (614.76 lbs 278.8416 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 36-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle22 Russian 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.10.1798399 RWAS

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 14.10.1798Rear-Admiral†RWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1790In the Black SeaRWAS
11.8.1791Battle of Kaliakria
1794In the Black SeaRWAS
1796Used as a transportRWAS
14.10.1798Wrecked off the Danube with all crew lostRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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