Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Neptunus' (1718)

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Neptunus
Nominal Guns	70	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	9.8.1715	RWAS
Acquired	15.6.1718	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Constructor	Richard CozensBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1699	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1732	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck153' 0"Imperial Feet46.6344
Length of Keel122' 0"Imperial Feet37.1856
Breadth43' 0"Imperial Feet13.1064
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816

Armament

1718Broadside Weight = 594 Russian Artillery Pound (647.46 lbs 293.6736 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Russian 6-Pounder

1726Broadside Weight = 426 Russian Artillery Pound (464.34 lbs 210.6144 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Russian 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1719Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1721Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1722Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1723Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1724Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1725Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1726Guard ship at KronstadtRWAS
1727Ordered to be repaired, but not carried outRWAS
1728Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1732Condemned and ordered to be broken upRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Posted by Evgeny Bosharov on Saturday 31st of March 2012 23:18

Neptunus 1718 was built by Richard Kosents in accordance with favorite Peter's the Grate ship Ingermanland! It is possible to state they were sister-ships but different classes because of armament value! Neptunus carried never 6-pouder guns, because main gun sizes were after 1710 8-,12-,24-pouder! 24-POUDER guns were gundeck in amount of 30 guns; 26 12-pouder guns were on upper deck; 7 8-pouder guns were on quater deck;

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