Nataliya (66)

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Origin and History

The ship was built by A. Sutherland (А. Сютерланд) at the Solombalskaya dockyard in Arkhangelsk. The keel was laid down on April 26, 1753 (April 15 old style, abbreviated O.S. in this article). She was launched on May 7, 1754 (April 26 O.S.). She was attached to the Fleet of the Baltic Sea.

During the Seven Years' War, the ship was under the command of:

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The ship was broken up in 1771 in Kronshtadt.

Service during the War

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Characteristics

Sketch of a typical 66-gun ship according to the Shipbuilding Regulations – Source: Collection of Roman Shlygin

The design of most Russian ships of the line of this period still adhered tightly to the Shipbuilding Regulations issued by Peter the Great in 1723.

Technical specifications

Guns	66 Lower gun deck 24 x 24-pdrs (Russian pounds) Upper gun deck 26 x 12-pdrs (Russian pounds) Quarterdeck and Forecastle 16 x 6-pdrs (Russian pounds)
Crew	no information found
Length at keel	37.95 m (124' 6”)
Length at gun deck	47.40 m (155' 6”)
Width	12.65 m (41' 6”)
Depth in Hold	5.48 m (18')
Displacement	approx. 1,200 metric tons

References

Main Sources

Ministry of the Sea - Material for the History of the Russian Navy, vol 10, St. Petersburg, 1883 in a collection of 17 volumes published from 1865 to 1904

Veselago, Fedosey Fedorovich: List of Russian Naval Vessels from 1668 to 1869, St. Petersburg: Ministry of the Sea, 1872

Acknowledgement

Roman Shlygin for the initial version of this article.