Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Kinburn' (1786)

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Kinburn ➡ 1788 Pokrov Bogoroditsy
Nominal Guns	30	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea Fleet
Launched	1786	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Gnilotonskaya	RWAS
Ship Class	Kinburn Class (1786)	RWAS
Category	Fifth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Hulked	1791	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth34' 6"Imperial Feet10.4013
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814

Armament

1786Broadside Weight = 210 Russian Artillery Pound (228.9 lbs 103.824 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck20 Russian 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Russian 6-Pounder

1790Broadside Weight = 384 Russian Artillery Pound (418.56 lbs 189.8496 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck16 Russian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Russian 24-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1788Renamed Pokrov BogoroditsyRWAS
14.7.1788Battle of Fidonisi
1790Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
19.7.1790Battle of Kerch Strait
8.9.1790Battle of Tendra

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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