'Venera' Russian 48/56-gun Frigate (With Plans)

[akd]

Venera (1808) - a 48- / 56-gun frigate of the Russian Baltic Fleet

 

http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81763.html

 

Dimensions:

162' 6" x 42' x 13' 2"

 

Armament:

FC / QD - 18x 6pdr gun

Upper Deck - 30x 24pdr gun (short)

 

In 1810, she was converted into a 56-gun two-decker with an fully-armed spar deck.

 

http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81764.html

 

Armament

Spar Deck - 28x 24pdr carronade

Upper Deck - 28x 24pdr gun (short)

 

Not the most beautiful frigate (slab-sided to say the least), but nonetheless a powerful ship and representative of the Russian approach to heavy frigates.  She also had a sistership, Geroi, that wrecked in 1808.

[Malachi]

As you said, not the most aesthetically pleasing frigate, nearly vertical sides and a very narrow stern

I much prefer the design of the Arkhangel Mikhail- and Speshnyi-class. But a nice find anyway

[_Masterviolin]

She reminds me of the Essex in how her weather deck guns are placed on the quarterdeck. I really like how the Essex groups the weather deck guns on the quarterdeck together, and having another ship that emulates that could be pretty neat.

[Mighty_Alex]

Hm, fully-armed spar deck... I like how that sounds.) There weren't many of such frigates, before the 1820s at least.

[ivn]

would be a great to have both variants in the game. or one but with the mechanic to upgrade.