"Revel" is a sailing battleship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire , one of the ships of the Glory of Russia type, a participant in the Russian-Swedish war of 1741-1743 .
| Revel | |
|---|---|
 The ship "Eustache Plakida", one of a series of ships of the type "Glory to Russia", on the Russian mark 1996 | |
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Sailing ship of the line |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | St. Petersburg Admiralty |
| Ship master | Robert Davenport |
| Construction started | February 12 ( 23 ), 1733 |
| Launched | June 28 ( July 9 ), 1735 |
| Commissioned | 1735 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | disassembled in 1752 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1200 t |
| Length between perpendiculars | 46.5—47.4 m |
| Midship Width | 12.3-12.65 m |
| Draft | 5,4-5,48 m |
| Mover | sail |
| Speed | 8 knots |
| Crew | 600 |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 66 |
Ship Description
Representative of a series of sailing two-deck ships of the line “Glory to Russia”. This series of ships was the largest and one of the most successful series of battleships of the Russian Imperial Navy . The ships of the series were built from 1733 to 1774 at the shipyards of St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk and took part in all sailings and military operations of the Russian fleet from 1734 to 1790. In total, 58 battleships were built as part of the series [comm. 1] . All ships of this series possessed high seaworthiness, good maneuverability and stability [1] .
The displacement of the ship was 1200 tons, the length according to various sources from 46.5 to 47.4 meters [comm. 2] , width from 12.3 to 12.65 meters [comm. 3] , and the draft from 5.4 to 5.48 [comm. 4] meters. The armament of the vessel was 66 guns, including twenty-four, twelve and six pound guns, and the crew consisted of 600 people. The speed of the vessel with a fresh wind could reach eight knots [2] [3] [4] .
Service History
The battleship Revel was laid down in the St. Petersburg Admiralty on February 12 ( 23 ), 1733 and, after launching on June 28 ( July 9 ), 1735 , became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia . The construction was carried out by a ship foreman in the rank of captain of the 1st rank Robert Davenport [5] [6] [7] [8] .
In July and August 1735, as part of the Baltic Fleet, under the general command of Admiral T. Gordon, he went on a practical voyage to the Gulf of Finland to Krasnaya Gorka . The voyage was conducted to test the newly-built ships of the Baltic Fleet. In 1738 he was in Kronstadt for repair [5] [9] .
He took part in the Russian-Swedish war of 1741-1743. During the 1741 campaign, from June to September, he was part of a squadron stationed on the Kronstadt roadstead and was used to train the crew. In the campaign of 1742 from June to October as part of the squadron was cruising in the Gulf of Finland. The squadron did not conduct active combat operations and returned to Kronstadt for the winter. In 1743, from May to September, as part of the squadron of Admiral Count N.F. Golovin, he again took part in cruising sailing to observe the enemy fleet in the Gulf of Finland to the island of Gotland , as well as in skirmishes with ships of the Swedish fleet at Gangut7 ( 18 ) and June 8 (19) [5] [10] .
From 1744 to 1746, as part of the squadron of ships of the Baltic Fleet, went on practical voyages to the Gulf of Finland. In 1744, he also participated in cruising sailing in the Krasnaya Gorka area, in 1746 - in the sailing of the fleet to Rogervik, and on July 22 ( August 2 ) and July 23 ( August 3 ) of the same year also in the demonstration exercises at Revel. On August 14 (25), 1746 , during maneuvers, he collided with the battleship Happiness . During the collision on the “Revel” the feed was damaged, and on the second ship, the crumbball [11] [10] .
At the end of the service in 1752, the Revel ship was dismantled in Kronstadt [5] [6] [12] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the battleship "Revel" in the rank of captain of the colonel rank at different times served [5] :
- V.F. Lewis (1736) [comm. 5] [13] ;
- T. Stokes (1741) [comm. 6] [14] ;
- I. G. Cherevin (1741-1742) [15] ;
- A. I. Polyansky (1743-1746) [16] .
Notes
Comments
- ↑ Also, the series included two Northern Eagle ships built in 1735 and 1763 , two Ingermanland ships built in 1735 and 1752 , two St. Peter ships 1741 (before June 6 ( 17 ), 1741 it was called John) and 1760 years of construction, two ships "Poltava" 1743 and 1754 years of construction, two ships "Saint Alexander Nevsky" 1749 and 1762 years of construction, two ships "Moscow" 1750 and 1760 years of construction, ship " Revel " built in 1756, ships " Glory Of Russia ”(the lead ship of the series),“ The Foundation of Well-being ”,“ Leferm ”,“ Happiness ”(until December 6 ( 17 ), 1741 “Generalissimo of Russia”), “ Well-being ” (until December 6 ( 17 ), “The Ruler of Russia” was called), “ Catherine ”, “ Friedemaker ”, “ Forest ”, “ Archangel Raphael ”, “ Holy Great Martyr Barbara ”, “ Saint Sergius ”,“ St. John Chrysostom ”(In 1751 it was renamed“ St. John Chrysostom the Second ”in connection with the construction of the 80-gun ship of the same name ),“ Archangel Gabriel ”,“ Archangel Uriel ”,“ Natalia ”,“ Astrakhan ”, “ Raphael ,” “ St. Jacob ,” “ Do Not Touch Me ,” “ Eustathius Placida ,” “ St. Januarius ,” “ Saratov ,” “ Tver ,” “ Tr ёkh Hierarchs , « Three Hierarchs ’, Европа Europe ’, Вс Vsevolod ’, Рост Rostislav ’, Святой Saint George the Victorious ’, Граф Count Orlov ’, Пам Memory of Eustathius ’, Побед Victory ’, Виктор Victor ’, я Vyacheslav ’,’ Dmitry Donskoy ”,“ Mironosits ”,“ Holy Prince Vladimir ”,“ Alexander Nevsky ”,“ Boris and Gleb ”,“ Preslav ”,“ Fight ”,“ Ingermanlandia ”,“ Spiridon ”and one ship without a name built in 1758.
- ↑ 155 feet 6 inches.
- ↑ 41 ft. 6 in.
- ↑ 18 feet.
- ↑ An Englishman in the Russian service, the original name is Luwis , in Russian transliteration there is also a variant of writing the name Luves.
- ↑ The real name is Thom Stokes , the name Shtoks was also used in Russian transliteration.
References to sources
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 42-62.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 42.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 20.
- ↑ Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 13.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 43.
- ↑ 1 2 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. 14.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 20-21.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 249.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 239, 346.
- ↑ 1 2 Veselago II, 2013 , p. 299.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 43-44.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 21.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 345-346.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 462-463.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 502-503.
- ↑ Veselago II, 2013 , p. 298-299.
Literature
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- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlant”, 2013. - T. 1. - 544 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-02-0 .
- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : “Atlas”, 2013. - T. 2 / from the death of Peter the Great to the accession to the throne of Catherine II. - 464 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 978-5-906200-03-7 .
- Chernyshev A. A. Russian sailing fleet. Directory. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1997 .-- T. 1. - 312 p. - (Ships and ships of the Russian fleet). - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01788-3 .
- Shirokorad A. B. 200 years of the sailing fleet of Russia / Ed. A. B. Vasiliev. - 2nd ed. - M .: Veche, 2007. - 448 p. - ISBN 978-5-9533-1517-3 .
- Danilov A.M. Battleships and frigates of the Russian sailing fleet. - Minsk : Amalfey, 1996. - ISBN 985-6015-29-4 .