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Pochtalon ➡ 1788 Nikita Muchenik

21550
Nominal Guns26RWAS
NationalityRussia
OperatorBlack Sea Fleet
Keel Laid Down27.9.1765RWAS
Launched27.5.1766RWAS
How acquiredPurpose builtRWAS
ShipyardOlonetsk RWAS
Constructor
Ivan I. AfanaseyevRussian
Ship Builder
Service 1786
RWAS
CategorySixth RateRWAS
Ship TypeFrigateRWAS
Sailing RigShip RiggedRWAS
Broken Up1791RWAS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956 
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62 
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956 

Armament


1784Broadside Weight = 130 Russian Artillery Pound (141.7 lbs 64.272 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck18 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Russian 4-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Russian 3-Pound Swivel

1788Broadside Weight = 324 Russian Artillery Pound (353.16 lbs 160.1856 kg)RWAS
Gun Deck2 Russian 5-Pood Mortar
Gun Deck2 Russian 3-Pood Howitzer
Gun Deck4 Russian 18-Pounder

1790Broadside Weight = 126 Russian Artillery Pound (137.34 lbs 62.2944 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck2 Russian 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 Russian 12-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
1766Built as a packet boat for the Baltic fleetRWAS
1775Transfered to the Black Sea as a frigateRWAS
1776In the Black SeaRWAS
1777In the Black SeaRWAS
1778In the Black SeaRWAS
1780Fire watch ship at KerchRWAS
1783repairs at UnknownRWAS
1788Fire watch ship at SevastopolRWAS
1788Refitted as a 4 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
1788Renamed Nikita MuchenikRWAS
1790Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Frigate

 
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