"Lesnoye" or "Lesnoy" is a sailing battleship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire , one of the ships of the Glory of Russia type. He was part of the fleet from 1743 to 1759, did not participate in armed conflicts, participated in practical voyages and exercises of the squadrons of ships of the Baltic Fleet, but most of the time he was in the port of Kronstadt , where he was dismantled at the end of the service.
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| Class and type of vessel | Sailing ship of the line |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Solombala Shipyard |
| Ship master | A. Sutherland |
| Construction started | July 31 ( August 11 ) 1741 |
| Launched | May 5 ( 16 ), 1743 |
| Commissioned | 1743 year |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | disassembled in 1759 |
| 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 |
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| Total number of guns | 66 |
The second of the sailing battleships of the Russian Imperial Fleet, named after the victory of the Russian army over the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya on September 28 ( October 9 ), 1708 , the first was a 90-gun battleship built in 1718 , a participant in the Northern War [1] .
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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 [2] .
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 [3] [4] [5] .
Service History
The battleship Lesnoye was laid down at the Solombala shipyard on July 31 ( August 11 ), 1741 , and after launching on May 5 ( 16 ), 1743 , it became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia . The construction was carried out by ship and stone foreman of major rank Alexander Sutherland [5] [6] [7] [8] .
On June 16 ( 27 ), 1744 , he left Arkhangelsk to go to the Baltic Sea , but in the Bergen area he was forced to lie down on the opposite course and returned to Arkhangelsk. From July to September of the following 1745, the ship nevertheless made the transition from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt [5] [6] .
In 1746, he took part in the practical sailing of a squadron of ships of the Baltic Fleet in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea, and on July 22 ( August 2 ) and July 23 ( August 3 ) of the same year also in demonstration exercises at Revel [6] [9] .
After 1746, the Lesnoye ship did not go to sea, all the time it was in the port of Kronstadt, where at the end of service in 1759 it was dismantled [6] . According to information from other sources, the ship sailed into the Baltic Sea in 1759, during which it wrecked and sank, however, in the Annals of the Shipwreck and Fire of the Russian Fleet, from its beginning in 1854, A. P. Sokolov records of the wreck ship missing [5] [10] .
Ship Commanders
At different times, the commanders of the battleship Lesnoye served [6] :
- captain of colonel rankD. Herzenberg (1744-1746) [11] .
- lieutenant commander D.I. Wilison (1753) [comm. 5] [12] ;
- 3rd-rank captain F.K. Mackenzie (1754) [comm. 6] [13] .
Notes
Comments
- ↑ The series also included two Northern Eagle ships built in 1735 and 1763 , two Revel ships built in 1735 and 1756 , two Ingermanland ships built in 1735 and 1752 , and two Saint Peter ships 1741 (up to 6 ( 17 ) December 1741 was called “John”) and built in 1760 , two Poltava ships built in 1743 and 1754 , built two Saint Alexander Nevsky ships built in 1749 and 1762 , two built ships Moscow in 1750 and 1760 , ships “ Glory to Russia ” (the lead ship of the series), “ Foundation for Well-being ”, “ Leferm ”, “ Well-being ” (until December 6 ( 17 ), 1741 of the year was called “The Ruler of Russia”), “ Happiness ”, “ Catherine ”, “ Friedemaker ”, “ Archangel Raphael ”, “ Holy Great Martyr Barbara ”, “ Saint Sergius ”, “ Saint John Chrysostom ” (In 1751 it was renamed “Saint John Chrysostom II ”in connection with the construction of the eponymous 80-gun ship ),“ Archangel Gabriel ”,“ Archangel Uriel ”,“ Natalia ”,“ Astrakhan ”,“ Raphael ”,“ Saint James ”,“ Do not Touch Me ”,“ Eustache Placidus , "" Holy Ianuary "," Saratov "," Tver "," Three Hierarchs "," Three Hierarchs "," Europe "," Vsevolod "," Rosti lava "," St. George the Victorious "," Graf Orlov "," Eustache Memory "," Victory "," Victor "," Vyacheslav "," Dmitry Donskoy "," Bearers "," Holy Prince Vladimir "," Alexander Nevsky " , “ Boris and Gleb ”, “ Preslava ”, “ 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 Russian service, his real name is Duncon Villison , the Russian transliteration also used the name Donkon and a variant of the surname Wilson .
- ↑ Scottish in Russian service, real name Thomas MacKenzie , Russian transliteration also used the name Thomas and a variant of the name Mekenzi .
References to sources
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 150.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 42-62.
- ↑ Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 42.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 24.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Shirokorad, 2007 , p. sixteen.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Chernyshev, 1997 , p. 45.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 24-25.
- ↑ Veselago II, 2013 , p. 371.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 227.
- ↑ Veselago, 1872 , p. 25.
- ↑ Veselago I, 2013 , p. 226-227.
- ↑ Veselago II, 2013 , p. 71.
- ↑ Veselago II, 2013 , p. 221-222.
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 .