Fortune is a sailing battleship of the Russian Baltic Fleet, a participant in the Northern War .
| "Fortune" | |
|---|---|
| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Rank 4 sailing ship of the line |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet [1] |
| Commissioned | 1713 year [2] |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | November 10 ( 21 ), 1716 [2] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Upper Deck Length | 38.4 m [1] [2] |
| Keel length | 32 m [1] |
| Midship Width | 9.45 [1] / 9.5 m [2] |
| Draft | 4.1 m [1] [2] |
| Mover | sail |
| Crew | 350 people [2] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 50/48 [1] |
Content
- 1 Ship Description
- 2 Service History
- 3 Ship Commanders
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 See also
Ship Description
A sailing battleship of rank 4 , the length of the keel was 32 meters, the length on the upper deck was 38.4 meters, the width according to various sources was from 9.45 to 9.5 meters, and the draft was 4.1 meters. The armament of the vessel was 50 guns, and the crew consisted of 350 people [1] [2] .
Service History
The ship was bought by F. S. Saltykov in 1713 in England and, under the name "Fortune", became part of the Baltic Fleet of Russia. April 30 ( May 11 ), 1714 the ship as part of the detachment came to Revel [1] [2] .
He took part in the Northern War . From 1714, 1715 and from April to July 1716 he went on cruising voyages to the Gulf of Finland as part of a squadron. July 19 ( 30 ), 1716 came to Copenhagen as part of the squadron of captain-commander P.I. Sievers . FROM5 ( 16 ) On August 14 (25), being part of the four combined fleets of Russia, Denmark , Holland and England, he went in search of the Swedish fleet to the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea , and on October 22 ( November 2 ) returned with other ships of the Russian squadron [2] ] .
On November 9 (20), he was in the Reval harbor, during a severe storm he was torn off the anchors, carried out of the harbor and on November 10 ( 21 ), 1716 , was broken by waves on the shallows [1] [2] .
Ship Commanders
The commanders of the ship "Fortune" at different times were [2] :
- W. Becker (1714-1715).
- G. Garbo (until April 1716).
- G. Wessel (from April 1716).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Battleships of the Baltic Fleet . randewy.ru. Date of treatment September 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ships bought abroad . "Military Russia". Date of treatment September 8, 2014.
Literature
- Veselago F.F. List of Russian warships from 1668 to 1860. - SPb. : Printing Ministry of the Ministry of the Sea, 1872. - 798 p.
- 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 .
See also
- List of sailing battleships of the Russian Imperial Fleet
- List of ships of the Baltic Fleet (1702-1725)