Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Emgeiten' (1790)

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Emgeiten
Nominal Guns	70	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Ömheten' (1783) (62) 1783-1790 Swedish 62 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	4.7.1790	RWAS
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Ship Class	Kronprins Gustaf Adolf (0000)	W006
Designed by	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	W006
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1816	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Breadth (inside Planking)46' 0"Imperial Feet14.0208
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055

Armament

1791Broadside Weight = 810 Russian Artillery Pound (882.9 lbs 400.464 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck24 Russian short 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Russian 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 3-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
4.7.1790Captured at the Battle of ViborgRWAS
1791In the BalticRWAS
1793Sailed to Denmark and into the North SeaRWAS
1794In the Baltic until 1799RWAS
1799In EnglandRWAS
1800In EnglandRWAS
1804Sailed to CopenhagenRWAS
1805Transported troops to PrussiaRWAS
25.8.1808Capture of the Vsevolod
30.9.1808At KronshtadtRWAS
1809At KronshtadtRWAS
1810At KronshtadtRWAS
1811At KronshtadtRWAS
1812Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Tuesday 30th of April 2013 20:11

Thanks Stig, the error has been corrected

Posted by Stig on Monday 29th of April 2013 17:49

Emgeiten isn´t it Ömheten? not Enigheten!(blowed up)
sorce: Navel war in the Baltic. by: R.C.Anderson side:294.
regards. Stig

Posted by Stig on Monday 29th of April 2013 17:48

Emgeiten isn´t it Ömheten? not Enigheten!(blowed up)
sorce: Navel war in the Baltic. by: R.C.Anderson side:294.
regards. Stig

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