Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Speshnyi' (1801)

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Speshnyi
Nominal Guns	44	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	10.3.1800	RWAS
Launched	29.8.1801	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Spechnyi Class (1800)	RWAS
Constructor	F. IgnatyevRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Captured	20.11.1807	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck159' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet48.4823
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592

Armament

29.8.1801Broadside Weight = 456 Russian Artillery Pound (497.04 lbs 225.4464 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Russian 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1803Left ArchangelRWAS
9.1803Arrived in KronshtadtRWAS
1804Sailed to Danzig and LubeckRWAS
21.7.1807Departed Kronshtadt with the Mediterranean squadrons payrollRWAS
11.8.1807Arrived in PortsmouthRWAS
20.11.1807Taken by the British and the payroll of 610,167 Spanish Doubloons and 140,197 Dutch ducats was takenRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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