Battle of Revel Roadstead, 1790.

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john sefton
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Battle of Revel Roadstead, 1790.

Post by john sefton » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:32 pm

Text of the stamp label reads:
"On May 2, 1790 Swedish Navy unexpected attacked Russian ships, which stay at the Revel Roadstead.
In the battle Russian sailors show mature military art and destroy two Swedish ships.

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Re: Battle of Revel Roadstead, 1790.

Post by Anatol » Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:53 pm

The naval Battle of Reval or took place on 13 May 1790 (2 May OS) during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) , off the port of Reval (nowTallinn , Estonia ). Undaunted by the Swedish defeats and failures during 1789, the Swedish king, Gustav III sent the battlefleet under his brother Prince Karl , Duke of Södermanland, to eliminate Admiral Chichagov 's Russian squadron, which had wintered in the harbour at Reval. General-Admiral Duke Karl approached Reval with 26 ships of the lineand large frigates mounting a combined 1,680 cannon. Chichagov, preparing to meet the enemy in the harbour, formed a battle line made up of 9 ships of the line and the frigate Venus . The Russian fleet (9 ships of the line, 5 frigates) was anchored in a line going from Reval harbour towards the Viimsi (Wims) peninsula. The first line consisted of nine ships of the line and frigates (the 100-gun battleships Rostislav and Saratov , 74-gun Kir Ioann , Mstislav , Sv. Yelena and Yaroslav , 66-gun Pobedonosets , Boleslav and Izyaslav and the 40-gun frigate Venus ). In the second line, four frigates - Podrazhislav(32 guns), Slava (32), Nadezhda Blagopoluchiya (32) and Pryamislav(36). Two bomb-vessels were deployed on the flanks. The third line was composed of seven launches. The Swedish fleet under the command of General-Admiral Duke Karl ofSödermanland consisted of 22 ships of the line , four frigates and four smaller vessels. It entered the harbour and started passing by the anchored Russian ships. Due to strong winds and inaccurate aiming, most Swedish projectiles ricocheted past their targets, while the Russian ships that were anchored within the protected area of the harbour were able to use their guns much more effectively. The ship of the Swedish General-Admiral, which could not be brought into the wind due to a rigging problem, was forced to drift towardsRostislav and received major damage from grapeshot . The 64-gun battleship Prins Karl , fifteenth the Swedish line, lost herrudder to Russian fire and had to strike her colours . The Duke of Södermanland directed the battle from the frigate Ulla Fersen , beyond the range of Russian fire. After a two hour artillery duel he ordered his ships to break off the engagement; hence the last ten ships of Swedish line veered off without firing a shot. The Swedish ship Riksens Ständer hit the reef north of Aegna (Wolf) island. Swedish attempts to dislodge her failed, and the Swedes were forced to burn her so that the Russians would be unable to take her. The Battle of Reval was a resounding Russian victory. The Swedes lost two ships of the line, and were forced to retreat despite their almost twofold numerical superiority. Swedish losses were 51 killed, 81 wounded, and 250 captured. Russian losses were 8 killed and 27 injured. After the battle the Swedish fleet partially repaired at the sea, and then sailed away east of Hogland Island . The design stamp is made after painting of Aivazovsky.
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Re: Battle of Reval Roadstead, 1790.

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:18 pm

Wikipedia gives the name of the town as Reval (now known as Tallinn)

The capture of a ship-of-the-line was always very important, and that was also what we see on this painting from A.P.Bogolyubov, which shows us the surrender of the Swedish PRINTS CARL (64 guns) to the ROSTISLAV (100 guns) at the battle at Reval in 1790. It are the two ships in the center-left of the painting. The other warships the names are known of all the ships which took part in the battle but on the painting only two ships have been identified, the Swedish ships were under full sail and heeled over in the wind, while the Russian ships were at anchor with furled sails and steady as rocks. The PRINTS CARL is shown after the surrender, with some mast and sails shot away, she carries already the Russian flag on her stern.

PRINTS CARL (other sources give PRINS CARL) Built as ship-of-the-line under supervision of Gilbert Shelton at Karlskrona, Sweden for the Swedish Royal Navy,
18 August 1755 laid down.
06 November 1758 launched as PRINTS CARL
Dim. 160 x 42 x 21.6ft.
Armament when built ?
Crew 590/620 men.
When capture in 1790 she carried, lower deck24 – 24 pdrs, Upper deck 24 – 12 pdrs, forecastle and quarter deck 16 – 8 pdrs. Veselago.
Rearmed after taken over by Russian Navy: Lower deck 24 – 24 pdrs, upper deck 24 – 12 pdrs, forecastle and quarter deck 16 – 8 pdr, 6 – 36 pdr, carronades.
After her capture in Rivel on 02 May 1790 she was taken in the Russian Imperial Navy.
22 June 1790 came in action at Vyborg.
1791 Cruised in the Baltic.
1794-5 and 1797 made cruises to Bornholm and Lübeck in 1798.
1799-1800 cruises in the Baltic, made a cruise in 1804 to Copenhagen.
1805 Participated in landing of troops in Prussia, thereafter reduced to harbour service.
From 1808 till 1810 and 1812 guardship in Kronshtadt roads.
After 1813 broken up.
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The ROSTISLAV was built by the shipbuilder Katasonov and G Ignatyev for the Imperial Russian Navy.
02 July 1782 laid down.
23 May 1784 launched as the ROSTISLAV one of the Ches’ma class.
Tonnage ?, dim. 186 x 51.6 x 21.4ft.
Armament when built; lower deck 24 – 36pdrs, 4 – 60 unicorns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licorne middle gun deck 26 – 18pdrs, 2– 24 unicorns , upper deck 30 – 8 pdrs, forecastle and quarter deck 10 – 6 pdrs, 6 – 24 pdr, carronades.
In 1788 her armament was, lower deck 24 = 36pdrs, 4 – 60u, middle gun deck 26 – 18pdrs, 4 – 24u, upper deck 30 – 12pdrs, forecastle and quarter deck 20 – 6pdrs, and 4 – 24pdr carronades added in 1789.

She was rated by Chernyshev as a 110-gun ship, but as a 100-gun ship in other sources
A.S. Katsanov is credited with the design work and G. Ignatyev assisting in the actual construction of ROSTISLAV.
In 1785 she out-sailed her sister ship TREKH IERARKHOV in calm weather, although she was found to be crank in heavier weather and unable to carry all sails safely. As a result, later built vessels of her class had her stern cut down and her masts lowered.
She took part in the actions in Gogland on 06 July 1788 as flagship of Admiral Greig and she captured the Swedish PRINS GUSTAF second in command of the Swedish fleet, she lost 17 men and 43 wounded while taken 121 shot holes.
15 July 1789 took part in the Öland naval battle as flagship of Admiral I. Chichagov, thereafter patrolled between Bornholm, Gottland and Dagerort the rest of the year.
02 May 1789 took part in the naval battle at Revel, firing 1,207 shots and capturing the Swedish warship PRINTS CARL
22 June 1790 took part in the Vyborg battle.
1791 Made cruises in the Baltic and in 1793 in the Sound of Copenhagen.
1794 – 05 Used as training vessel on the road of Revel.
1796-08 Used for cruises in the Baltic also in 1800-01.
1801Reduced to harbour service.
1803 Floating battery in the Revel Road, with the middle deck guns removed.
1804 Hulked and used as hospital ship.
1805 Paid off.
1808 Broken up.

Source: Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860 by John Tredrea and Eduard Sozaen.
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