Russian Second Rate ship of the line 'Gangut' (1719)

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Gangut
Nominal Guns	90	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	9.8.1714	RWAS
Acquired	28.4.1719	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Constructor	Richard CozensBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1699	RWAS
Category	Second Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Broken Up	1736	RWAS

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
1719CaptainW0441721CaptainW0441723CaptainW0441728CaptainW044

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1721Rear-AdmiralNWB1723General-AdmiralNWB

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W044 Web Site

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