Russian Fourth Rate frigate 'Alexander Nevskii' (1787)

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Alexander Nevskii	14897
Nominal Guns	50	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea
Keel Laid Down	1786	RWAS
Launched	15.5.1787	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Kherson	RWAS
Constructor	S. I. Afanaseyev	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Last Mentioned	1801	RWAS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRWAS
Length of Gundeck154' 0"Imperial Feet46.9392
Breadth42' 6"Imperial Feet12.8778
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572

Armament

1788Broadside Weight = 408 Russian Artillery Pound (444.72 lbs 201.7152 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck28 Russian 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 Russian 6-Pounder

1790Broadside Weight = 456 Russian Artillery Pound (497.04 lbs 225.4464 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck4 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1780)
Upper Gun Deck22 Russian 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Russian 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Russian 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Russian 1/4-Pood Edinorog

1798Broadside Weight = 414 Russian Artillery Pound (451.26 lbs 204.6816 kg)RWAS
Upper Gun Deck4 Russian 1-Pood Edinorog (1780)
Upper Gun Deck24 Russian 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Russian 6-Pounder

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.1787 - 1788Rear-Admiral Nikolai Semenovich Mordvinov (1754-1845)RWAS

Service History

DateEventSource
1787At the Mouth of the DonRWAS
19.3.1788Siege of Ochakov
19.7.1790Battle of Kerch Strait
8.9.1790Battle of Tendra
11.8.1791Battle of Kaliakria
1794In the Black SeaRWAS
1796In the Black SeaRWAS
5.1798Lost her mizzen-mast in a collision with Sviatoi Vladimir (66) RWAS
14.11.1799Carried troops to CorfuRWAS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

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Alexander Nevskii
Aleksandr Nevskii
Nominal Guns	50	RWAS
Nationality	Russia
Operator	Black Sea
Keel Laid Down	1786	RWAS
Launched	15.5.1787	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Kherson	RWAS
Constructor	S. I. Afanaseyev	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	RWAS
Ship Type	Frigate	RWAS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RWAS
Last Mentioned	1801	RWAS