Sella Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Speshnyi/Спешный Russian 44-gun frigate 1801 Specifications Lenght of gundeck: 47.93742m Breadth:12.67968 m Depth in hold: 3.901440m Armament: Lower Gun Deck:28x Russian Short 24-Pounder Quarterdeck/Forecastle:6x Russian 24-Pound Carronade Quarterdeck/Forecastle:16 xRussian 6-Pounder Source:http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=21170 Ships of Speshnyi class: http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_class&id=299 Model of the Patrikii(Spesnhyi class)/Spanish Maria Isabel/Chilean O'Higgins/Argentinian Buenos Aires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_frigate_O%27Higgins_(1816) Sistership Logkii: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_frigate_Liogkii_(1803) Any info on the ship would be greatly appreciated! Edited January 28, 2016 by Sella22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Can somebody who understants russian tell me if the plan below is of the same class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpert Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 yes. its Mercurius - Speshnyi's sistership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Looks like a slightly enlarged copy of Endymion And she seems to be pierced for 15 guns (+1 bridle port) on the upper deck, was one port not armed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Looks like a slightly enlarged copy of Endymion She was in fact based on the Endymion if i read correctly.Page 196 https://books.google.gr/books?id=70KyBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=speshnyi+based+on+endymion&source=bl&ots=XLHaBWR_Kq&sig=DwBuKin2ZBw6ZATx7Wuj9_t6-1o&hl=el&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU6oC9yMzKAhUBPywKHZuIBgUQ6AEIHzAA#v=onepage&q=endymion&f=false I am not sure actually.All of the sources say that she carried precisly 44 guns. Even here (page 198): https://books.google.gr/books?id=70KyBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=russian+warships+in+the+age+of+sail&hl=el&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_8dLTxszKAhXBhSwKHbLYDkoQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=speshnyi&f=false The O'Higgins though seems to be modified for 50. Edited January 28, 2016 by Sella22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpert Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 russian sources say she carried 50 guns. others Speshnyi class frigates carried from 44 guns to 63 guns (Elisaveta) http://russiaflot.ru/korparfr/183-4044-pushechnye-fregaty-tip-speshnyj.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty_Alex Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Model of the Patrikii(Spesnhyi class)/Spanish Maria Isabel/Chilean O'Higgins/Argentinian Buenos Aires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_frigate_O%27Higgins_(1816) I've been looking for some model of Speshnyi class. Didn't expect they made one in Chile. Nice find! More famous representative of the class is "Avrora", although she's out of the timeframe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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