Russian cutter Opyt
Battle between the Russian ship Opyt and the British frigate HMS Salsette off the coast of Nargen Island, 11 June 1808, 1889 by Leonid Demyanovich Blinov (1868–93), in the State Central Navy Museum, St. Petersburg | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Opyt |
| Builder | I. V. Kurepanov, St Petersburg |
| Laid down | 1805 |
| Launched | 9 October [O.S. 27 September] 1806 |
| Captured | 23 June [O.S. 11 June] 1808 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Baltic |
| Acquired | By capture 23 June [O.S. 11 June] 1808 |
| Fate | Sold 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 178 64⁄94 (bm (by calc.)) |
| Length | 65 ft 10 in (20.1 m) (deck) |
| Beam | 25 ft 10 in (7.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 53 |
| Armament | 14 × 12-pounder carronades |
The Russian cutter Opyt (also Apith; Russian: Опыт – Experience) was launched in 1806. The British 44-gun frigate HMS Salsette captured Opyt in 1808 in the Baltic during the Anglo-Russian War (1807-1812) after her captain and crew put up heroic resistance. The Admiralty took her into service as HMS Baltic. She served briefly with the British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez in the Baltic before being sold in 1810.