Russian battleship Poltava (1712)

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Career (Russia) Russian Naval Ensign
Name: Poltava
Builder: Fedosey Sclyaev
Laid down: 1709
Launched: 1712
Decommissioned: 1732
General characteristics
Class and type: 54-gun Fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1000 — 1200 tonnes
Length: 39,8 m (gundeck)
Beam: 11,7 m
Depth of hold: 4,7 m
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Complement: 300/460
Armament: 54 guns of various weights of shot

Poltava was a 54-gun ship of the line of the Russian Navy, launched in 1712. Poltava was the flagship of the Baltic fleet from 1712—1713. In June and July 1713, it sailed under the guise Peter I (rear admiral Peter Mikhajlov). Poltava was decommissioned in 1732.

References


ru:Полтава (линейный корабль, 1712)