Russian ship Rostislav (1844)
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line |
| Succeeded by | Khrabryi-class ship of the line |
| Completed | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| History | |
| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Rostislav |
| Builder | I. S. Dimitriev |
| Laid down | 16 May 1843 |
| Launched | 1 November 1844 |
| Fate | Scuttled at the Siege of Sevastopol, 13 February 1855 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,890 metric tons (3,830 long tons; 4,290 short tons) |
| Tons burthen | 2,590 |
| Length | 196 ft (60 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m) |
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Rostislav was an 84-gun third-rate ship of the line built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1840s as part of a naval expansion program to strengthen the fleet during a period of increased tension with Britain and France. Rostislav carried a battery primarily consisting of traditional shot-firing guns, but she also carried eight new shell-firing guns. The ship saw combat during the Crimean War at the Battle of Sinop in 1853, where the Russian shell guns proved to be decisive. She repaired in Sevastopol in 1854 and was scuttled during the Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.