Russian Sixth Rate frigate 'Pochtalon' (1766)

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Pochtalon ➡ 1788 Nikita Muchenik
Nominal Guns	26	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	27.9.1765	RWAS
Launched	27.5.1766	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Olonetsk	RWAS
Constructor	Ivan I. AfanaseyevRussian Ship Builder Service 1786	RWAS
Category	Sixth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1791	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956

Armament

1784Broadside Weight = 130 Russian Artillery Pound (141.7 lbs 64.272 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck18 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Russian 3-Pound Swivel

1788Broadside Weight = 324 Russian Artillery Pound (353.16 lbs 160.1856 kg)RWAS
Gun Deck2 Russian 5-Pood Mortar
Gun Deck2 Russian 3-Pood Howitzer
Gun Deck4 Russian 18-Pounder

1790Broadside Weight = 126 Russian Artillery Pound (137.34 lbs 62.2944 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 Russian 12-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1766Built as a packet boat for the Baltic fleetRWAS
1775Transfered to the Black Sea as a frigateRWAS
1776In the Black SeaRWAS
1777In the Black SeaRWAS
1778In the Black SeaRWAS
1780Fire watch ship at KerchRWAS
1783repairs at UnknownRWAS
1788Fire watch ship at SevastopolRWAS
1788Refitted as a 4 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
1788Renamed Nikita MuchenikRWAS
1790Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Frigate

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
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