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Gangut

13115
Nominal Guns90RWAS
NationalityRussia
OperatorBaltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down9.8.1714RWAS
Acquired28.4.1719RWAS
ShipyardSaint Petersburg - Russia RWAS
Constructor
Richard CozensBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1699
RWAS
CategorySecond RateRWAS
Ship TypeShip of the LineRWAS
Sailing RigShip RiggedRWAS
Broken Up1736RWAS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck164' 0"Imperial Feet49.9872 
Length of Keel139' 8"Imperial Feet42.3724 
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.3401 
Depth in Hold19' 6"Imperial Feet5.8081 

Armament


4.1719Broadside Weight = 712 Russian Artillery Pound (776.08 lbs 352.0128 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck28 Russian 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Russian 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1719800EstabishmentW044

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1719Captain
Mathias FalkenbergRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1669-1769
W044
1721Captain
A RozengofRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1671-1771
W044
1723Captain
A GohstratRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1773
W044
1728Captain
A GohstratRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1773
W044

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1721Rear-Admiral
SiversRussian
Naval Sailor
NWB
1723General-Admiral
Fedor Matveevich ApraksinRussian
Naval Sailor
Service 1661-1728
NWB

Service History


DateEventSource
3.7.1719Left Revel as part of the Combined Russian Fleet under the TsarNWB
7.7.1719The combined Russian fleet arrived at HangoNWB
1721Cruised in the BalticRWAS
1723Cruised in the BalticRWAS
17.6.1724Part of the Kotlin squadron of sixteen battleships which sailed for Krasna Gorka for exercisesNWB
16.10.1724Returned to portNWB

 
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