Russian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Rodos' (1770)

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Rodos
Nominal Guns	60	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Turkish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Semend-i Bahri' (1766) (50) 1766-1770 Turkish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	26.6.1770	RWAS
Shipyard	Rhodes - Dodecanese Islands
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Burnt	7.11.1770	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:555
Length of Keel43.5Turkish Zirai32.594 (106′ 11″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck40.25Meters132′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth12.13Meters39′ 9″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.31Meters17′ 5″ Imperial
Burthen911Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
26.6.1770Captured at the Battle of ChesmaRWAS
22.10.1770Sailed from Auza for repairs at Port MahonRWAS
31.10.1770Damaged in a stormRWAS
7.11.1770Destroyed by fire after being grounded to prevent sinkingRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:555Ali Rıza İşipek, Book

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