Russian ship of the line Oryol (1854)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Oryol |
| Namesake | Eagle |
| Builder | St. Petersburg |
| Laid down | 14 June 1851[Note 1] |
| Launched | 12 August 1854 |
| In service | 1856 |
| Stricken | 7 December 1863 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 84-gun steam-powered ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,713 long tons (3,773 t) |
| Tons burthen | 2,386 bm |
| Length | 202 ft 8 in (61.8 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 51 ft 6 in (15.7 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) |
| Installed power | 450 nominal horsepower |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Armament |
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Oryol (
Navy List
in 1863.
Description, construction and career
Oryol was 202 feet 8 inches (61.8 m) long
nominal horsepower that drove a single propeller shaft.[1]
All of Oryol's guns were smoothbores and they consisted of two 68-pounder guns on pivot mounts as chase guns on the forecastle and quarterdeck as well as four short 24-pounder guns and sixteen 24-pounder carronades. On her upper deck the ship carried four long 24-pounders, 24 short 24-pounder guns and four 60-pounder licornes. The armament of her lower deck consisted of twenty-eight 68-pounders and four long 24-pounder guns.[1]
The ship was
launched on 12 August 1854 made her first cruise with the Baltic Fleet in 1856. She was placed in reserve until 1859–60 when she next cruised the Baltic Sea. The ship was afterwards placed in reserve again until she was stricken on 7 December 1863.[1]
Notes
Citations
References
- Tredrea, John; Sozaev, Eduard (2010). Russian Warships in the Age of Sail, 1696–1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-058-1.