Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Rafail' (1802)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
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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Rafail
Nominal Guns	80	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Baltic Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down	3.8.1800	RWAS
Launched	6.8.1802	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Saint Petersburg - Russia	RWAS
Constructor	M. SarychevRussian Ship Builder	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	RWAS
National Rate	First Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Transfered	1808	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck182' 0"Imperial Feet55.4736
Breadth49' 6"Imperial Feet14.9521
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008

Armament

8.1802Broadside Weight = 940 Russian Artillery Pound (1024.6 lbs 464.736 kg)RWAS
Lower Gun Deck4 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1767)
Lower Gun Deck24 Russian 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Russian Short 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 Russian 1/2-Pood Edinorog
Quarterdeck/Forecastle22 Russian 8-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 30.6.1807Captain of the 1st Rank†RWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
1805Transporting troops to PomeraniaRWAS
1806In the MediterraneanRWAS
1807Bombarded TenedosRWAS
22.5.1807Battle of the Dardanelles
30.6.1807Battle of Lemnos
30.10.1807Arrived at LisbonRWAS
1808Ceded to Britain but abandonded due to poor conditionRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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