Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Pimen' (1789)

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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
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(1785)
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(1783)
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Pimen
Nominal Guns	66	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	1.7.1788	RWAS
Launched	16.5.1789	RWAS
First Commissioned	1792	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Aziia Class (1772)	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
Broken Up	1798	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912

Armament

1789Broadside 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
7.1792Left ArchangelRWAS
9.1792Arrived at KronshtadtRWAS
1793In the North SeaRWAS
1795Based in EnglandRWAS
1796Based in England then paid offRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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