Russian First Rate ship of the line 'Tvyordyi' (1819)

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Tvyordyi
Nominal Guns	110	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	17.8.1817	RWAS
Launched	5.9.1819	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Leiptzig Class (1814)	RWAS
Constructor	I. V. KurepanovRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	First Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Sold for Break Up	1828	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck198' 0"Imperial Feet60.3504
Breadth51' 8"Imperial Feet15.748
Depth in Hold23' 6"Imperial Feet7.0612

Armament

9.1819Broadside Weight = 1320 Russian Artillery Pound (1438.8 lbs 652.608 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck30 Russian short 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 Russian Short 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Russian 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
7.11.1824Damaged and grounded by the Great FloodRWAS

Notes on Ship

ServiceRWAS
Never commissioned ofr service and never at sea

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:36	Jon Miller	Henry BlaxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1794
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:35	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Espiegle' (1793) (16) 1793-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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