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

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Retvizan
Ретвизан
Nominal Guns	64	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Previously	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Rättvisan' (1783) (62) 1783-1790 Swedish 62 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	3.7.1790	RWAS
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Designed by	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	W006
Constructor	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Sold	1813	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck163' 0"Imperial Feet49.6824
Breadth46' 8"Imperial Feet14.0547
Depth in Hold18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959

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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1791632 RWAS

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1791CaptainRWIKI1792CaptainRWIKI1798 - 1806CaptainTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
4.7.1790Battle of Viborg
1791In the BalticRWAS
1792At Revel RoadsRWAS
1793At Revel RoadsRWAS
1794At Revel RoadsRWAS
1795In EnglandRWAS
1796In EnglandRWAS
1797In the BalticRWAS
5.1798Sailed from Kronshtadt for EnglandRWAS
7.1798Arrived in EnglandRWAS
1799In the North SeaRWAS
8.1799Part of the Anglo-Russian fleet supporting the allied landings in the NetherlandsTRN4
1800In the North SeaRWAS
1804Sailed to the MediterraneanRWAS
1807At LisbonRWAS
22.5.1807Battle of the Dardanelles
30.6.1807Battle of Lemnos
1808Taken into Portsmouth and interredRWAS
1813Sold in EnglandRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

RWIKI Web Site

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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