Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Amfitrada' (1808)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

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
Update Curieux Class (1799)
Update
La Patriote (40) 1794-1798
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Coquille"
See more...

Recent Comments

Henry BlaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1794
Ambuscade (36) 1798-1813
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1804 Renamed "Seine"
(1798)
Espiegle (16) 1793-1802
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1793)
Romulus (36) 1785-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1785)
Romulus (36) 1785-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1785)
Acasta (40) 1797-1821
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Ambuscade (36) 1798-1813
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1804 Renamed "Seine"
(1798)
Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Marlborough House)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
Centaur (74) 1797-1819
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1797)
Achille (74) 1798-1865
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
See more...

Amfitrada
Nominal Guns	44	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	11.10.1806	RWAS
Launched	11.7.1808	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Amfitrada Class (1806)	RWAS
Constructor	I. V. KurepanovRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1828	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
Breadth38' 4"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold18' 11"Imperial Feet5.4896

Armament

11.7.1808Broadside Weight = 384 Russian Artillery Pound (418.56 lbs 189.8496 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Russian 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806350Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
1809Guardship at Kronshtadt RoadsRWAS
1810Sailed to Toulon and backRWAS
1812In the BalticRWAS
1813Bombarded DanzigRWAS
1814In the BalticRWAS
1819In the BalticRWAS
11.1824Damaged in the Great FloodRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
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

GDPR Statement