Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Moskva' (1715)

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Moskva
Nominal Guns	66	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	30.10.1712	RWAS
Acquired	27.6.1715	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Ingermanland Class (1712)	RWAS
Designed by	Richard CozensBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1699	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
Last Mentioned	1732	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
Breadth42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Depth in Hold18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959

Armament

1715Broadside Weight = 504 Russian Artillery Pound (549.36 lbs 249.1776 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck26 Russian 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Russian 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1712470Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
1716Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1717Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1718Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1719Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1721Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1722Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1723Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1724Training ship in Kronstadt roadsRWAS
1725Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1726Stationed in Kronstadt roadsRWAS
1727Paid off/decommissionedRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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