Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexander Nevskii' (1821)

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Alexander Nevskii ➡ 1825 Vind Khund
Aleksandr Nevskii
Nominal Guns	36	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Launched	11.8.1821	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Provornyi Class (1815)	RWAS
Constructor	B. F. StokeRussian Ship Builder Service 1825-1829	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1829	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck144' 4"Imperial Feet43.8935
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold19' 8"Imperial Feet5.8138
Displacement1,294Ton

Armament

11.8.1821Broadside Weight = 342 Russian Artillery Pound (372.78 lbs 169.0848 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Russian 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1815220Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
1824In the BalticRWAS
7.11.1824Grounded and damaged in the Great FloodRWAS
1825RefloatedRWAS
1825Refitted as a 36 gun Fifth Rate Transport
1825Renamed Vind KhundRWAS
1826Carried building materials from Kronshtadt to ArchangelRWAS
1828Carried cargo to SveaborgRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 11:16	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Acasta' (1797) (40) 1797-1821 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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Monday 27th of July 2026 11:12	Jon Miller	Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Marlborough House)British Naval Sailor Service 1793-1846
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