Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vseslav' (1785)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1790)
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Vseslav
Nominal Guns	74	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	1.5.1784	RWAS
Launched	13.5.1785	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	RWAS
Ship Class	Iaroslav Class (1783)	RWAS
Constructor	M. D. PortnovRussian Ship Builder Service 1786	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1798	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck170' 0"Imperial Feet51.816
Breadth48' 6"Imperial Feet14.6495
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096

Armament

1785Broadside Weight = 792 Russian Artillery Pound (863.28 lbs 391.5648 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1767)
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 Half-Pood Edinorog
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Russian 42-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1783650Design Complement

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1788Rear-AdmiralRWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
17.7.1788Battle of Hogland
24.9.1789Damaged in a storm and returned to Revel for repairsRWAS
3.6.1790Battle of Krasnaya Gorka
4.7.1790Battle of Viborg
7.1795Paid off? at KronshtadtRWAS
1798Broken up at KronshtadtRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tom Jensen on Friday 12th of July 2019 05:58

Should "unicorn" be labeled as an Edinorog for consistency?

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