Russian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Finland' (1790)

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Finland
Nominal Guns	56	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Finland' (1767) (56) 1767-1790 Swedish 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	4.7.1790	RWAS
Shipyard	Stockholm	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1794	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Breadth (inside Planking)38' 6"Imperial Feet11.6015
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025

Armament

1791Broadside Weight = 414 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (387.918 lbs 175.9914 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck22 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Swedish 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1791Harbour serviceRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 07:16	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Princess Mary' (1796) (Unknown) 1796-1805 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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