Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Merkurii' (1815)

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Merkurii
Nominal Guns	44	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	14.3.1814	RWAS
Launched	13.7.1815	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Spechnyi Class (1800)	RWAS
Constructor	B. F. StokeRussian Ship Builder Service 1825-1829	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Sold	1817	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

13.7.1815Broadside 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
1816Carried the dowry off Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna to Holland and then to EnglandRWAS
1817Arrived in Kronshtadt in the SpringRWAS
1817Sailed to Spain to be soldRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:36	Jon Miller	Henry BlaxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1794
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:35	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Espiegle' (1793) (16) 1793-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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