Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Silnyi' (1804)

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Silnyi
Nominal Guns	74	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	29.8.1801	RWAS
Launched	28.5.1804	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Selafail Class (1800)	RWAS
Designed by	A. S. KatsanovRussian Ship Builder Service 1799-1810	RWAS
Constructor	F. IgnatyevRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1819	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck178' 0"Imperial Feet54.2544
Breadth48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Depth in Hold19' 3"Imperial Feet5.7997

Armament

1804Broadside Weight = 750 Russian Artillery Pound (817.5 lbs 370.8 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1780)
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1/2-Pood Edinorog
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
8.10.1804Left ArchangelRWAS
1805Transported troops to PomeraniaRWAS
1806In the MediterraneanRWAS
1807Landed troops at TenedosRWAS
22.5.1807Battle of the Dardanelles
30.6.1807Battle of Lemnos
30.10.1807Arrived at LisbonRWAS
26.9.1808Escorted into Portsmouth and impoundedRWAS
1813Released and returned to KronshtadtRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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