Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Nord Adler' (1811)

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Nord Adler
Nominal Guns	74	ref:351
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	2.12.1809	ref:351
Launched	9.5.1811	ref:351
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:351
Shipyard	Archangelsk - Arctic Ocean	ref:351
Ship Class	Selafail Class (1800)	ref:351
Designed by	A. S. KatsanovRussian Ship Builder Service 1799-1810	ref:351
Constructor	A M KurochkinRussian Ship Builder Service 1810-1825	ref:351
Category	Third Rate	ref:351
National Rate	First Rate	ref:351
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:351
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:351
Sold	27.2.1818	ref:351
Becomes	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'España' (1818) (74) 1818-1822 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:351
Length of Gundeck178' 0"Imperial Feet54.2544
Breadth48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Depth in Hold19' 3"Imperial Feet5.7997
Displacement2,700Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentAGMAB
Length of Gundeck188' 0"Burgos Feet52.3768 (171′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth53' 0"Burgos Feet14.7658 (48′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"Burgos Feet6.965 (22′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Aft26' 8"Burgos Feet7.2746 (23′ 10″ Imperial)

Armament

21.5.1811Broadside Weight = 936 Russian Artillery Pound (1020.24 lbs 462.7584 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian short 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
11.8.1812Left ArchangelRWAS
9.1812Lost her topmasts in a storm off ShetlandRWAS
9.10.1812Arrived in SveaborgRWAS
28.10.1812Left SveaborgRWAS
29.11.1812Arrived in SheernessRWAS
25.5.1814Left SheernessRWAS
27.5.1814Arrived at CherbourgRWAS
8.7.1814Arrived at Kronshtadt carrying Russian Guard troopsRWAS
1817In the BalticRWAS
28.9.1817Sailed from Kronstad as part of a squadron of five Ships of the Line and 3 frigates to be sold to Spainref:351
10.12.1817Arrived at Deal in the UKref:351
21.12.1817At Portsmouthref:351
29.1.1818At Spitheadref:351
4.2.1818Left Spithead with the rest of the Russian Squadronref:351
21.2.1818Arrived at Cadizref:351
27.2.1818Officially transfered to the Spanish navyref:351

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

AGMABVarious, Digital Book

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

ref:351L.A. Kuznetsov, Book

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