Russian Second Rate ship of the line 'Lesnoe' (1718)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
Update
Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
Update Unité Class (1793)
Update
Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
Update
Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
Added
Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
Added
Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Added
Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
See more...

Recent Comments

Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert WardlawBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1807
William MaxwellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798-1809
George GoochBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1809-1821
John Altham CumberlegeBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1800-1802
Patrick BurtBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1793-1802
Peter SampsonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1791-1803
Dover Castle (Unknown) 1798-1813
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1798)
Charlton (Unknown) 1799-1809
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1799)
Duke of Montrose (26) 1785-1808
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1785)
See more...

Lesnoe
Lesnoye
Nominal Guns	90	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	7.11.1714	RWAS
Acquired	29.7.1718	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Designed by	Peter MikhailovRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Constructor	Peter MikhailovRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Second Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Foundered	9.10.1741	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW044
Length of Gundeck49.0Meters160′ 9″ Imperial
Breadth14.0Meters45′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.5Meters19′ 10″ Imperial
Burthen1,100Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck161' 0"Imperial Feet49.0728
Breadth46' 0"Imperial Feet14.0208
Depth in Hold21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532

Armament

1718Broadside Weight = 716 Russian Artillery Pound (780.44 lbs 353.9904 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1718800 W044

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1719CaptainW0441723CaptainW0441728CaptainW044

Service History

DateEventSource
23.5.1719Drifted ashore and was wrecked in Kronshtadt RoadsRWAS
7.1720Raised, repaired and returned to serviceRWAS
1721Cruise in the BalticRWAS
1723Cruise in the BalticRWAS
1724Cruise in the BalticRWAS
1728Plans to commission her not carried throughRWAS
1733Surveyed and noted as "Likely to sink at anchor"RWAS
9.10.1741Broken apart by a storm in Kronshtadt RoadsRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W044 Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

GDPR Statement