List of Russian steam frigates
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This is a list of Russian paddle & screw frigates, corvettes and clippers of the period 1836-1892:
The format is: Name, number of guns (rank/real amount), launch year, fate (BU = broken up)
This list includes only non-armoured vessels.
Paddle frigates of the Baltic Fleet
Paddle frigates of the Black Sea Fleet
in 1848–1892.
and served in 1856–1900s, some were later transferred to the Siberian Flotilla (based on Nikolayevsk
, since 1872 — on Vladivostok
, since 1898 — on Port Arthur).
The format is: Name, number of guns (rank/real amount), launch year, fate (BU = broken up)
This list includes only non-armoured vessels.
Paddle frigates
This section contains paddle ships with one opened battery (except of Bogatyr‘) and three or (rarely) two masts. Therefore, to say the truth, they ought to be classified as paddle corvettes or paddle brigs, but all of them (except of Amerika) were officially classified as "parokhodofregat\пароходофрегат", which means exactly "steamer-frigate".Paddle frigates of the Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
(1836–1870)
- Bogatyr‘ 28 \ «Богатырь» (1836) - BU 1857
- KamchatkaRussian frigate Kamchatka (1841)Kamchatka was a steam frigate of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was built in New York City in 1841 for the Baltic Fleet. She made several long voyages under Captain Johan Eberhard von Schantz. She was decommissioned 1866....
18 \ «Камчатка» (1840, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) - Decommissioned 1866 - Gerkules 22 \ «Геркулес» (1831) - Until 1843 classified as steamboat, reconstruct and reclassified as paddle frigate in 1843, BU 1854
- Otvazhnyi 4 \ «Отважный» (1843) - Decommissioned 1861
- Smelyi 14 \ «Смелый» (1844) - BU 1860
- Khrabryi 4 \ «Храбрый» (1844) - BU 1856
- Groziaschii 4 \ «Горзящий» (1844) - Hulked 1863, decommissioned 1866
- RiurikRussian frigate Rurik (1851)The Rurik was a steam-powered frigate of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was ordered by the Senate of the Grand Duchy of Finland for the Finnish naval equipage . She was named in honour of Rurik, the semi-legendary founder of ancient Russia.Rurik was designed by Johan Eberhard von Schantz...
4 \ «Рюрик» (1851, TurkuTurkuTurku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
) - 1. Finnish naval equipage, voyaged to the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1858–1859, decommissioned 1870 - Gremiaschii 4 \ «Гремящий» (1851) - Wrecked 1862
- Olaf 18 \ «Олаф» (1852), HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
- 2. Finnish naval equipage, voyaged to the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1856–1859, decommissioned 1892 - Khrabryi 8 \ «Храбрый» (1858) - Decommissioned 1881
- Smelyi 8 \ «Смелый» (1858) - Decommissioned 1880
- Solombala 8 \ «Соломбала» (1859) - Until 1862 belonged to White SeaWhite SeaThe White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
Flotilla, decommissioned 1875 - Riurik 3 \ «Рюрик» (1870) - Decommissioned 1890
Paddle frigates of the Black Sea FleetBlack Sea FleetThe Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
(1843–1848)
- Khersones 4 \ «Херсонес» (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
- Bessarabia 6 \ «Бессарабия» (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
- Krym 4 \ «Крым» (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
- Odessa 4 \ «Одесса» (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
- Gromonostes 6 \ «Громоносец» (1843, British-built for Russia) - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Vladimir KornilovVladimir Alekseyevich KornilovVice Admiral Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov was a Russian naval officer who took part in the Crimean War.Kornilov was born in his family state in Stariskogo County, Tver Province in 1806. His father was governor of Irkuts...
during the Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city - Vladimir 14 \ «Владимир» (1848, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - Won the first in the world action between steamships: captured Turkish steam frigate Pervaz-i Bahri (1853), scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
Paddle corvette of the Siberian Flotilla
The only one ship of this type served here.- Amerika 8 \ «Америка» (1857, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) (classified as steam corvette\пароходокорвет) - Consisted of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese diplomatic mission of Vice-Admiral Count Yevfimy PutyatinYevfimy PutyatinYevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin was a Russian admiral noted for his diplomatic missions to Japan and China which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855.-Early life:...
, flagship of Count Nikolay Muravyov-AmurskyNikolay Muravyov-AmurskyNikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...
in 1859, took part of VladivostokVladivostokThe city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
's foundation (1859), decommissioned 1883
Screw frigates
All of them belonged to the Baltic FleetBaltic Fleet
The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
in 1848–1892.
- Arkhimed 48/13 \ «Архимед» (1848) - First Russian screw ship, wrecked 1850
- Polkan 44 \ «Полкан» (1853) - The only Russian screw warship at the beginning of the Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1856–1859, scuttled to protect KronstadtKronstadtKronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
harbour 1863, steam engine reused in Variag (1862). - Askol‘d \ «Аскольд» (ex-Maria \ «Мария» - renamed on slip) 46 (1854) - Served at the Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–1860 consisting of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese diplomatic mission of Vice-Admiral Count Yevfimy PutyatinYevfimy PutyatinYevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin was a Russian admiral noted for his diplomatic missions to Japan and China which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855.-Early life:...
, BU 1861
Ilya Muromets-class (2 units)
- Ilya Muromets 53 \ «Илья Муромец» (1856) - Voyaged to the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1859–1860, scuttled to protect KronstadtKronstadtKronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
harbour 1863 - Gromoboi 53 \ «Громобой» (1857, HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
) - Voyaged to the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1858–1859 & 1860–1861, training ship 1864, decommissioned 1872
- General-Admiral 70/64 \ «Генерал-адмирал» (1858, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) - Strongest Russian open-sea warship in 1858–1869, served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in 1860–1861 and 1863–1867, BU 1870 - Svetlana \ «Светлана» (1858, BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
) - Served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in 1859–1860 and at the Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1860–1862, visited Brazil 1867–1868, voyaged to USA and Japan 1871–1873, voyaged Mediterranean Sea 1875–1877, training ship 1878, decommissioned 1892
- Osliabia 45/35 \ «Ослябя» (1860) - Served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in 1861–1863 and in 1864, visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, armed with 8-inch rifled guns 1866, decommissioned 1874 - Oleg 57 \ «Олег» (1860) - Served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in 1860–1861 and in 1863–1865, sank over collision 1869 - Peresvet 51 \ «Пересвет» (1860) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1865–1866, decommissioned 1874
Dmitrii Donskoi-class (2 units)
- Dmitrii Donskoi 50 \ «Дмитрий Донской» (1861) - Visited Brazil 1867–1868, decommissioned 1872
- Aleksandr NevskiiRussian frigate Alexander NeuskiAlexander Nevsky , named after the famous Russian historical figure, was a large screw frigate of the Russian Imperial Navy. The ship was designed as part of a challenge being offered by the Russian Empire to the Royal Navy, but was lost in a shipwreck in 1868 while Grand Duke Alexei, son of Tsar...
50 \ «Александр Невский» (1861) - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy during the diplomatic mission at U.S.A. 1863–1864, served at the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1867–1868, wrecked at SkagerrakSkagerrakThe Skagerrak is a strait running between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area, which leads to the Baltic Sea.-Name:...
1868
Boyarin-class (14 units in all, 8 at the Baltic Sea)
Displacement 885 tons.- Boyarin 11 \ «Боярин» (1856) - First steamship, that circumnavigated the world 1857–1860 (consisting of squadron), rearmed by rifled guns 1871, converted to sail training ship 1870-th, decommissionrd 1893
- Novik 11 \ «Новик» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–1860 & 1861–1863, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863, wrecked near San FranciscoSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
1863 - Medved‘ 11 \ «Медведь» (1856) - Served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1858–1860, laid up 1862, decommissioned 1863 - Posadnik 11 \ «Посадник» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1859–1862, decommissioned 1871 - Griden‘ 11 \ «Гридень» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1858–1862, decommissioned 1883 - Voyevoda 11 \ «Воевода» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–1860, rearmed by rifled guns 1876, decommissioned 1887 - Vol 11 \ «Вол» (1856) - Laid up 1866, decommissioned and hulked as floating barracks 1867
- Rynda 11 \ «Рында» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1858–1860 & 1861–1864, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned 1871
- Bayan 18 \ «Баян» (1857, BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
) - Served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1858–1860 and Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1874–1878, rearmed by rifled guns 1873, decommissioned 1889 - Kalevala 19 \ «Калевала» (1858, TurkuTurkuTurku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1860–1864, flagship of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission at San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
1863–1864, decommissioned 1872
Bogatyr-class (4 units)
- Bogatyr 18 \ «Богатырь» (1860) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
and visited San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1870, served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1876–1877, hulked 1888, BU 1900 - Varyag 18/17 \ «Варяг» (1862, OuluOuluOulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
until 1867, rearmed by rifled guns 1870, training ship late 1870s, decommissioned 1886 - Vityaz 18/17 \ «Витязь» (1862, PoriPoriPori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1864 and Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1870–1874, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, renamed Skobelev \ «Скобелев» 1882, training ship 1892, hulked 1895 - Askold 18/17 \ «Аскольд» (1863) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1864–1867 & 1872–1876, at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1868–1869 and Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
1876–1878, rearmed by rifled guns 1872, training ships early 1880s, decommissioned 1883
Late training ships for naval cadets
- Moriak 10 \ «Моряк» (1892) - Decommissioned 1907
- Voin 9 \ «Воин» (1893) - Renamed Trefolev \ «Трефолев» 1923, converted to mother-ship 1929, BU after 1945
- Vernyi 11 \ «Верный» (1895) - Renamed Petrosovet \ «Петросовет 1922, Leningradsovet \ «Ленинградсовет» 1924, converted to mother-ship 1941, returned to training ships in 1944, to mother-ships in 1948, BU in 1950th
Boyarin-class (last 6 units)
- Udav 9/11 \ «Удав» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1869 - Rys‘ 9/11 \ «Рысь» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1866 - Zubr 9/11 \ «Зубр» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1869 - Volk 9/11 \ «Волк» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1866 - Vepr‘ 9/11 \ «Вепрь» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1866 - Buyvol 9/11 \ «Буйвол» (1856) - Transferred from Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, decommissioned 1866
- Voin 20/4 \ «Воин» (1859) - Classified as steam transport 1859–1871, rearmed by rifled guns by 1877, decommissioned 1891
Sokol-class (3 units)
- Sokol 9/11 \ «Сокол» (1859) - Belonged to the Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
1861–1863, served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1877, decommissioned 1893 - Yastreb 9 \ «Ястреб» (1860) - Rearmed by rifled guns in late 1860s, decommissioned 1871
- Krechet 9 \ «Кречет» (1860) - Rearmed by rifled guns in late 1860s, decommissioned 1871
Pamiat‘ Merkuriya-class (2 units)
- Pamiat‘ Merkuriya 11 \ «Память Меркурия» (1865) - Rearmed by rifled guns by 1875, decommissioned 1893
- L‘vitsa 11 \ «Львица» (1865) - Rearmed by rifled guns by 1875, decommissioned 1893
Screw clippers
This type of light seagoing cruisers was invented by Russians. All of them first belonged to the Baltic FleetBaltic Fleet
The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
and served in 1856–1900s, some were later transferred to the Siberian Flotilla (based on Nikolayevsk
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur often romanized as Nikolayevsk-na-Amure, is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located on the Amur River close to its liman in the Pacific Ocean...
, since 1872 — on Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
, since 1898 — on Port Arthur).
Razboinik-class (6 units)
Displacement 615 tons.- Razboinik 6/3 \ «Разбойник» (1856) - First of the world clipper-of-war, served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–c.1861, decommissioned 1867 - Strelok 6/3 \ «Стрелок» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1858–1862, decommissioned 1878 - Dzhigit 6/3 \ «Джигит» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869, found by divers 2002 - Oprichnik 6/3 \ «Опричник» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1858–1861, lost in Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
1861 - Nayezdnik 6/3 \ «Наездник» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1859–c.1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869 - Plastun 6/3 \ «Пластун» (1856) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1857–1860, sank by ammunition explosion 1860 (73 men lost)
- Gaidamak 7 \ «Гайдамак» (1860, British-built for Russia) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1860–1864 &1875–1877, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1886
Abrek-class (2 units)
- Abrek 5 \ «Абрек» (1860, PoriPoriPori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
) - Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1860–1864 &1871–1877 and 1880s, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned and hulked 1892 - Vsadnik 5 \ «Всадник» (1860, PoriPoriPori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
) - Transferred to Siberian Flotilla 1862, served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1868–1871 &1873–1877, rearmed by rifled guns 1868, decommissioned 1881
Almaz-class (4 units)
- Almaz 7 \ «Алмаз» (1861) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1881
- Zhemchug 7 \ «Жемчуг» (1861) - Rearmed rifled guns 1871, rearmed torpedo tubes and converted to training ship, decommissioned 1892
- Izumrud 7 \ «Изумруд» (1862) - Circumnavigated in 1865–1867 & 1870–1873, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1886
- Yakhont 7 \ «Яхонт» (1862) - Served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
late 1860s, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1881
Kreiser-class (8 units)
The «swan-song» of outgoing era of sailing fleet.- Kreiser 7 \ «Крейсер» (1875) - 2nd naval equipage. Served at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1876–1877 & 1891 and Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1879–1880, 1885-1886, 1889-1891 & 1894–1899, reclassified to Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, training ship 1906, hulked 1911, BU 1924 - Dzhigit 7 \ «Джигит» (1876) - 5th naval equipage. Served at Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
1878, Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
188 & 1884 and Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1879–1881, 1885-1886, 1890-1891 and since 1903, reclassified to Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, and Barents SeaBarents SeaThe Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
1895, transferred to Siberian Flotilla 1903, scuttled at Port Arthur 1904 - Razboinik 7 \ «Разбойник» (1878) - 2nd (late 18th) naval equipage. Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1880-1881, 1884–1889, 1893-95 & since 1899, Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, transferred to Siberian Flotilla 1902, scuttled at Port Arthur 1904 - Nayezdnik 7 \ «Наездник» (1878) - 3rd naval equipage. Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
in 1880-1881, 1883-1884 & 1887-1888, at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1882, and at Barents SeaBarents SeaThe Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
1893, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1902 - Strelok 7 \ «Стрелок» (1879) - 2nd naval equipage (since 1883 Guards naval equipage). Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1880–1882 and Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1884–1888, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, training ship 1899, decommissioned 1907, BU after 1916 - Plastun 7 \ «Пластун» (1879) - 5th naval equipage. Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1880–1882, and Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1884–1885, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1907 - Vestnik 7 \ «Вестник» (1880) - 5th (late 9th) naval equipage. Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1881–1882, at Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1896-1898, and Barents SeaBarents SeaThe Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
1894-1895, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1906 - Oprichnik 6 \ «Опричник» (1880) - 4th naval equipage. Served at Northern PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1884-1886, and Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
1881, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, training ship 1897, decommissioned 1907