List of ships of the line of Russia

This is a list of Russian ships of the line from the period 1668–1860: The format is: Name, number of guns (rank/real amount), launch year (A = built in Arkhangelsk), fate (service = combat service, BU = broken up)

Russian-built battleships

Early Russian Ships of the Line

Oryol 22 guns ("Орёл", launched May 1668, Caspian Sea) – Captured and badly burnt by Razin's rebels 1670, thereafter left to rot. Considered as the first Russian European-type large ship of war and by tradition related to the line-of-battleships. Mars 30 ("Марс", 1692, training vessel on Lake Pleshcheyevo) – Discarded 1723, burnt 1783

Battleships of the Azov Fleet (1696–1711) of Peter the Great The first two vessels, while the first major warships of the Sea of Azov fleet (built at Voronezh), were in effect frigates, with their single battery of guns on the upper deck. They were designed for both sailing and rowing, and each had 15 pairs of oarports on the lower deck. They participated in the second Azov campaign (1696) but by 1710 they were derelict. Apostol Piotr 36 ("Апостол Пётр", April 1696) (sailing & rowing) – Abandoned at Azov to Turkey 1711 Apostol Pavel 36 ("Апостол Павел", April 1696) (sailing & rowing) – Abandoned at Azov to Turkey 1711 Kolokol (Klok – "Колокол", "Клок") 46 (1697) – BU 1710 Liliya 36 ("Лилия", 1699) – BU 1710 Bababan (Trummel – "Барабан", "Трумель") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Tri Riumki (Drie Rumor – "Три рюмки", "Дри рюмор") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Stul 36 ("Стул", 1699) – BU 1710 Vesy 36 ("Весы", 1699) – BU 1710 Yiozh (Igel – "Ёж", "Игель") 40 (1700) – BU 1710 6 anonymous 6-gun ships (1699) – Converted to provision vessels 1701, BU 1710 Bezboyazn‘ (Onberfrest, Zondervrees, Sunderban — "Безбоязнь", "Онберфрест", "Сондерфрес", "Сундербан") 38 (1699) – BU 1710 Blagoye Nachalo (Gut Anfangen, Goed Begin, De Segel Begin – "Благое Начало", "Гут-анфанген", "Гут-бегин", "Десегель-бегин") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Soyedineniye (Unia, Enihkeit – "Соединение", "Уния", "Энихкейт") 30 (1699) – Burnt 1711 Sila (Strakt – "Сила", "Старкт") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Otvorennuye Vrata (Opon de Poort – "Отворённые врата", "Опон-де-порт") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Tsvet Voiny (Oorlah Bloem – "Цвет войны", "Орлах блюм") 36 (1699) – BU 1710 Merkurii (Mercurius – "Меркурий", "Меркуриус") 22 (1699) – BU 1716 Lev (Lev s sableyu – "Лев", "Лев с саблею") 44 (1699) – BU after 1710 Yedinorog (Ein horn – "Единорог", "Ейн-горн") 44 (1699) – BU after 1710 Gerkules 52 ("Геркулес", 1699) – BU 1710 Vinogradnaya Vetv‘ (Wijn stok – "Виноградная ветвь", "Вейн-шток") 58 (1702) – BU after 1710 Miach (Bal – "Мяч", "Бал") 54 (1702) – BU after 1710 Krepost‘ (Zamok, Kastel‘, Citadel‘, Stargeit – "Крепость", "Замок", "Кастель", "Ситадель", "Старгейт") 52 (1699) – Sailed to Constantinople in 1699–1700 with ambassador Emelian Ukraintsev who managed the Treaty of Constantinople (1700), delivered to Turkey 1711 Skorpion 52 ("Скорпион", 1699) – Flagship of admiral Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin during Kerch Expediniton 1699, last mentioned 1700 Flag 52 ("Флаг", 1699) – Burnt 1709 Zvezda (Starn, Zolotaya Zvezda, De Goude Starn – "Звезда", "Штарн", "Золотая Звезда", "Дегоудестарн") 52 (1699) – BU 1709 Dumkracht 44 ("Думкрахт", 1699) – BU 1710 Strus 44 ("Струс", 1699) – BU 1710 Kamen‘ 44 ("Камень", 1699) – BU 1710 Slon (Olifant – "Слон", "Олифант") 44 (1699) – Delivered to Turkey 1711 Rys‘ (Luks – "Рысь", "Лукс") 44 (1699) – BU after 1709 Zhuravl‘ stereguschiy (Kroan opwacht – "Журавль стерегущий", "Кроан опвахт") 44 (1699) – BU after 1709 Sokol (Falk – "Сокол", "Фалк") 44 (1699) – BU after 1709 Sobaka (Treigun – "Собака", "Трейгун") 44 (1699) – BU after 1709 Arfa 36 ("Арфа", 1699) – BU after 1719 Granaat-apol 36 ("Гранат-аполь", 1699) – BU after 1709 anonymous (known as "Italian") 70 – BU on slip 1700

Bozhiye Predvideniye (Goto Predestinatia – "Божие Предвидение", "Гото Предестинация") 58 (1700) – Flagship of vice-admiral Cornelius Cruys during Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711), sold to Turkey 1711 Cherepaha (Schelpot – "Черепаха", "Шхельпот") 58 (1700) – BU 1727 Sviatoi Georgii (Sant Iori – "Святой Георгий", "Сант Иорий") 66 (1701) – Delivered to Turkey 1711 Razzhennoye Zhelezo (Git Ijzer – "Разженное железо", "Гит ейзер") 36 (1701) – BU after 1710 Delfin 62 ("Дельфин", 1703) – BU 1716 Vingelgak 62 ("Винкельгак", 1703) – BU 1716 Voronezh 62 ("Воронеж", 1703) – BU 1710 Samson 70 ("Самсон", 1704) – BU 1710 Staryi Dub (Out Eiketbom – "Старый дуб", "Оут екетбом") 70 (1705) – BU 1727 Aist (Ooievaar – "Аист", "Оифар") 64 (1706) – BU 1727 Spiaschiy Lev (Slav Leeuw – "Спящий лев", "Шлав леу") 70 (1709) – BU 1727 Lastka (Schwal – "Ластка", "Швал") 50 (1709) – Sold to Turkey 1711 Shpaga (Degen – "Шпага", "Деген") 60 (1709) – Destroyed to prevent capture 1711 Sulitsa (Lanz – "Копьё", "Ланц") 60 (1709) – BU 1727 Skorpion 60 ("Скорпион", 1709) – BU 1727 Tsvet Voiny (Oorlah Bloem – "Цвет войны", "Орлах блюм") 60 (1709) – BU 1727 Staryi Oriol (Out Adler – "Старый орёл", "Оут адлер") 82 (1709) – BU 1727 4 anonymous 80-gun ships – BU on slip 1727 7 anonymous 48-gun ships – BU on slip 1727 anonymous 24-gun ship – BU on slip 1727

Battleships of the Baltic Fleet (1703–1860)

Shtandart 28 ("Штандарт", 1703) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU 1730

Shlissel‘burg-class (7 units) All built at Olonetskaya Shipyard. Shlissel‘burg 28/24 ("Шлиссельбург", 1704) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Kronshlot 28/24 ("Кроншлот", 1704) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Peterburg 28/24 ("Петербург", 1704) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Triumf 28/24 ("Триумф", 1704) – Converted to fire-ship 1710 Dorpat 28/24 ("Дерпт", 1704) – Converted to fire-ship 1710 Narva 28/24 ("Нарва", 1704) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Fligel‘-de-Fam 28/24 ("Флигель-де-Фам", 1704) – Flagship of vice-admiral Cornelius Cruys at the Kronstadt defence 1705 during the Great Northern War, converted to fire-ship 1710

Mikhail Arkhangel-class (2 units) Both built at Syass'kaya Shipyard Mikhail Arkhangel 28 ("Михаил Архангел", 1704) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Ivan-gorod 28 ("Иван-город", 1705) – Reclassified to 28-gun frigate 1710, BU after 1710 Olifant 32 ("Олифант", 1705) – Reclassified to 36-gun frigate 1710, BU 1712 Dumkrakht 32 ("Думкрат", 1707) – Reclassified to 36-gun frigate 1710, BU 1713

Riga-class (4 units)

Riga 50 ("Рига", 1710) – BU 1721 Vyborg 50 ("Выборг", 1710) – Wrecked and burnt to prevent capture 1713 Pernov 50 ("Пернов", 1711) – BU 1721 anonymous 50 (1711) – Wrecked 1712 Poltava 54 ("Полтава", 1712) – BU 1732

Gavriil-class (3 units) Gavriil 52 ("Гаврил", 1713, A) – BU 1721 Rafail 52 ("Рафаил", 1713, A) – BU 1724 Arkhangel Mikhail 54 ("Архангел Михаил", 1713, A) – BU 1722

Sviataya Ekaterina-class (3 units) Sviataya Ekaterina 60 ("Святая Екатерина", 1713) – Renamed Vyborg ("Выборг") 1721, converted to praam 1727 Shlissel‘burg 60 ("Шлиссельбург", 1714) – BU after 1736 Narva 60 ("Нарва", 1714) – Lightning 1715 (lost 318 men) Ingermanland 64 ("Ингерманланд", 1715) – memorial ship 1724, BU after 1739. Ingermanland is a Russian tsar sailing battleship. It marks the beginning of Russia's great plan for ship construction. It was constructed in 1712, launched in 1715 and became the flagship of Peter the Great in the campaigns of 1716 and 1721 during the Great Northern War. It has a 46.02 meter and 12.8 meter wide deck and 5.56 meter hull height.

Uriil-class (4 units) Uriil 52 ("Уриил", 1715, A) – Sold for BU in Amsterdam 1722 Varakhail 52 ("Варахаил", 1715, A) – BU 1724 Selafail 52 ("Селафаил", 1715, A) – BU 1724 Yagudiil 52 ("Ягудиил", 1715, A) – Sold for BU in Amsterdam 1722 Sviatoi Aleksandr 70/76 ("Святой Александр", 1717) – Flagship of admiral Zakhar Mishukov at Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) in 1742, BU after 1746 Revel‘ 68 ("Ревель", 1717) – BU 1732 Neptunus 70/78 ("Нептунус", 1718) – BU 1732 Lesnoye 90 ("Лесное", 1718) – Damaged at the storm and BU 1741 Gangut 90/92 ("Гангут", 1719) – BU 1736

Isaak-Viktoriya-class (2 units) Isaak-Viktoriya 66 ("Исаак-Виктория", 1719) – BU after 1739 Astrakhan‘ 66 ("Астрахань", 1720) – BU 1736

Nord-Adler-class (2 units) Nord-Adler 80/88 ("Норд-Адлер", 1720) – BU after 1740 Sviatoi Andrei 80/88 ("Святой Андрей", 1721) – BU after 1740 Friedrichstadt 90/96 ("Фридрихштадт", 1720) – BU 1736 Sviatoi Piotr 80/88 ("Святой Пётр", 1720) – BU 1736 Fridemaker 80/88 ("Фридемакер", 1721) – BU 1736 Sviataya Ekaterina 66/70 ("Святая Екатерина", 1721) – BU 1736 Panteleimon-Viktoriya 66 ("Пантелеймон-Виктория", 1721) – BU 1736

Sankt-Mikhail-class (4 units) All four built at St Petersburg. Sankt-Mikhail 54 ("Санкт-Михаил", 1723) – BU after 1739 Rafail 54 ("Рафаил", 1724) – BU after 1739 Ne Tron‘ Menia (also Noli me tangere – "Не тронь меня") 54 (1725) – BU after 1739 Riga 54 ("Рига", 1729) – Converted to hospital ship 1746 Derbent 64/66 ("Дербент", 1724) – BU after 1739 Narva 64/66 ("Нарва", 1725) – BU after 1739 Sviataya Natal'ya 66 ("Святая Наталья", 1727) – BU 1739 Piotr I i II 100 ("Пётр I и II", 1727) – Flagship of Russian admiral Thomas Gordon during the Siege of Danzig (1734), BU 1752

Piotr II-class (19 units)

Piotr II 54 ("Пётр II", 1728) – BU after 1739 Vyborg 54 ("Выборг", 1729) – BU after 1739 Novaya Nadezhda 54 ("Новая Надежда", 1730) – BU 1747 Gorod Arkhangel‘sk 54 ("Город Архангельск", 1735, A) – BU 1749 Severnaya Zvezda 54 ("Северная Звезда", 1735, A) – BU 1749 Neptunus 54 ("Нептунус", 1736, A) – BU after 1750 Azov 54 ("Азов", 1736) – BU 1752 Astrakhan‘ 54 ("Астрахань", 1736) – BU 1752 Sviatoi Andrei 54 ("Святой Андрей", 1737, A) – VU after 1752 Kronshtadt 54 ("Кронштадт", 1738, A) – BU 1755 Sviatoi Panteleimon 54 ("Святой Пантелеймон", 1740) – BU 1756 Sviatoi Isaakii 54 ("Святой Исаакий", 1740, A) – BU 1756 Sviatoi Nikolai 54 ("Святой Николай", 1748, A) – Renamed Sviatoy Nikolay vtotoy ("Святой Николай второй") 1754, BU after 1762 Varakhiil 54 ("Варахиил", 1749, A) – Wrecked 1749 Shlissel‘burg 54 ("Шлиссельбург", 1752, A) – BU 1765 Varakhiil 54 ("Варахиил", 1752, A) – BU 1763 Neptunus 54 ("Нептунус", 1758, A) – Discarded 1771 Gorod Arkhangel‘sk 54 ("Город Архангельск", 1761, A) – BU after 1774 Aziya 54 ("Азия", 1768, A) – Lost in Aegean Sea 1773 (lost 439 men)

Slava Rossii-class (59 units) Slava Rossii 66 ("Слава России", 1733) – BU 1752 Severnyi Oryol 66 ("Северный Орёл", 1735) – BU 1763 Revel‘ 66 ("Ревель", 1735) – BU 1752 Ingermanland 66 ("Ингерманланд", 1735) – BU 1752 Osnovaniye Blagopoluchiya 66 ("Основание Благополучия", 1736) – BU 1752 Leferm 66 ("Леферм", 1739, A) – BU 1756 Schastiye 66 ("Счастие") (ex-Generalissimus Rossiyskiy ("Генералиссимус Российский") – renamed on slip) (1741, A) – BU 1756 Blagopoluchiye 66 ("Благополучие") (ex-Pravitel'nitsa Rossiyskaya ("Правительница Российская") – renamed on slip) (1741, A) – Converted to harbour lighter 1744, BU 1748 Sviatoi Piotr 66 ("Святой Пётр") (ex-Ioann ("Иоанн")- renamed on slip) (1741) – Flagship of admiral count Nikolai Golovin at Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) in 1743, BU 1756 Sviataia Ekaterina 66 ("Святая Екатерина", 1742, A) – BU 1756 Fridemaker 66 ("Фридемакер", 1742, A) – BU 1756 Lesnoi 66 ("Лесной", 1743, A) – BU 1759 Poltava 66 ("Полтава", 1743, A) – BU 1756 Arkhangel Rafail 66 ("Архангел Рафаил", 1744, A) – BU 1758 Sviataya Velokomuchenitsa Varvara 66 ("Святая Великомученица Варвара", 1745) – BU 1755 Sviatoi Sergii 66 ("Святой Сергий", 1747, A) – BU 1763 Sviatoi Aleksandr Nevskii 66 ("Святой Александр Невский", 1749) – BU 1763 Ioann Zlatoust 66 ("Иоанн Златоуст", 1740) – Renamed Ioann Zlatoust vtoroy ("Иоанн Златоуст второй") 1751, BU 1759 Arkhangel Gavriil 66 ("Архангел Гавриил", 1749, A) – BU 1763 Arkhangel Uriil 66 ("Архангел Уриил", 1749, A) – BU 1763 Moskva 66 ("Москва", 1750, A) – Wrecked 1758, found by divers 1893 Ingermanland 66 ("Ингерманланд", 1752, A) – BU 1765 Nataliya 66 ("Наталия", 1754, A) – BU 1771 Poltava 66 ("Полтава", 1754, A) – Sank in harbour from leak 1770