Russian ship Vsevolod (1796)

Vsevolod burning, after the action with Implacable and Centaur, destroyed in the presence of the Russian Fleet near Rogerwick bay on 26 August 1808.
History
Russian Empire
NameVsevolod
BuilderG. Ignatyev
Laid down4 October [O.S. 21 September] 1794
Launched6 September [O.S. 24 August] 1796
FateBurnt
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeYaroslav-class 74-gun ship of the line
Length170 ft 0 in (51.8 m) (upper deck)
Beam46 ft 6 in (14.2 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 8 in (6.3 m)
PropulsionSail (three masts, ship rig)
Complement640
Armament
  • Lower deck: 26 × 30-pounder guns + 2 × 48-pounder (1 pood) edinorogs
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder (1/2 pood) edinorogs
  • Fc & QD: 18 × 8-pounder guns

The Russian ship Vsevolod (also Vsewolod; Russian: Всеволод) was a 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1796. She served in the North Sea and the Baltic until the British 74-gun third rates Implacable and Centaur destroyed her in 1808 during the Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812).

  1. ^ Tredrea & Sozaev (2010), pp. 71–72.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search