Russian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Riga' (1729)

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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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Riga
Nominal Guns	54	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	3.3.1723/24	RWAS
Acquired	6.7.1729	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Ship Class	Sankt Mikhail Class (1721)	RWAS
Designed by	Richard BrownRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Constructor	Richard BrownRussian Designer Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1747	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck142' 0"Imperial Feet43.2816
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022

Armament

1729Broadside Weight = 310 Russian Artillery Pound (337.9 lbs 153.264 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck22 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1738 - 7.1738Master

Service History

DateEventSource
1730Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1732Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1733Cruised to Copenmhagen and the SkagerrakRWAS
1734Danzig expeditionRWAS
11.6.1734Siege of Danzig
1735Carried suppliesRWAS
1738Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1746Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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