Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Prokhor' (1788)

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Prokhor
Nominal Guns	66	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	10.6.1787	RWAS
Launched	7.5.1788	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Aziia Class (1772)	RWAS
Designed by	I. V. JamesRussian Designer Ship Builder Service 1780	RWAS
Constructor	M. D. PortnovRussian Ship Builder Service 1786	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Deleted from list	1797	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Breadth44' 6"Imperial Feet13.4493
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912

Armament

1788Broadside Weight = 528 Russian Artillery Pound (575.52 lbs 261.0432 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1780)
Lower Gun Deck24 Russian 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1/2-Pood Edinorog
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1788Joined the blockade of KarlskronaRWAS
1789In the BalticRWAS
13.5.1790Battle of Reval
4.7.1790Battle of Viborg
1791In the BalticRWAS
1792In the BalticRWAS
1793In the BalticRWAS
1795Training dutiesRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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