Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Iaroslavets' (1784)

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Iaroslavets
Jaroslavets
Nominal Guns	36	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	23.6.1783	RWAS
Launched	12.5.1784	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Constructor	M. D. PortnovRussian Ship Builder Service 1786	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	6.1788	RWAS
Becomes	Swedish Fifth Rate frigate 'Jarislawitz' (1788) (32) 1788-1790 Swedish 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck135' 4"Imperial Feet41.1509
Breadth (inside Planking)35' 6"Imperial Feet10.6985
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048

Armament

5.1784Broadside Weight = 176 Russian Artillery Pound (191.84 lbs 87.0144 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Russian 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1784Left ArchangelRWAS
8.1784Arrived in KronshtadtRWAS
1786In the Baltic with naval cadetsRWAS
1787In the Baltic with naval cadetsRWAS
6.1788Taken by the Swedish in the Gulf of Finland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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