Russian Fourth Rate frigate 'Sviatoi Mikhail' (1796)

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Sviatoi Mikhail
Nominal Guns	50	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	6.11.1795	RWAS
Launched	31.10.1796	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Kherson	RWAS
Constructor	A. S. KatsanovRussian Ship Builder Service 1799-1810	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Sold	20.10.1809	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Breadth42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177

Armament

31.10.1796Broadside Weight = 450 Russian Artillery Pound (490.5 lbs 222.48 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1780)
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Russian 1/4-Pood Edinorog

Service History

DateEventSource
1798In the MediterraneanRWAS
1799In the MediterraneanRWAS
1800In the MediterraneanRWAS
1800Stationed at NaplesRWAS
6.1802Transported guns from to CorfuRWAS
1803Arrived at SevastopolRWAS
1804Transported troops to CorfuRWAS
1805In the MediterraneanRWAS
9.1807Arrived in VeniceRWAS
12.1807Sailed to TriesteRWAS
1809Blockaded at Trieste by the BritishRWAS
20.10.1809Sold/ceded to FranceRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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