29 APRIL 1854, Page 7

THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

Fraser's Magazine gives a complete account of the Russian fleet, in the Baltic, to which we have referred in another page, the lively writer in Baltic and in the Black Sea. The writer vouches circumstantially for the accuracy of his statement, and challenges a comparison with the English

Besides describing the shallows, the intricacies, and the fortifications of the Navy List. THE BALTIC FLEET.

Sailing Ships of the Line.

Names.

Russia Emperor Peter I St. George the Conqueror 9 / • •1 .. ...

Emgeiten Rrasnoi Cunule Pultava Prochor 'Vladimir Volga Empress Alexandra Nerve Beresina Brienne Borodino

-Smolensk°

Arsis Katzbach Ezekiel Andrew Calm Ingerreanland Pamyat Azofa Sisoi the Great Villagosh Natrou-menya Fore-ehampenoise Michael '." g` ii. a. Guns. 120 120 112 112 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 ... ... .. ... ... ...

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. • • . • • • • .• • Present station.

Ideleingfirs Cronstadt ..

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Hel;ingfOre Cror:;tadt

,, Helsingfdrs Cronstadt

Hasit,

ngfdrs Cronstadt Heangfiirs Croatadt „ „

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2d or white.

1st.

3d.

2d. tat.

Pt 1.

3d.

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Total 2468 in 30 ships.

Of the above, we believe that 18 or 20 ships are in fair condition ; the rest are mere hulks. Sailing Frigates.

Constantine 44 ... Cronstadt.

Cesarevitch 44 ... HelsingfOrs.

Cesarevna 44 ... Cronstadt.

Amphitrite 13 Gunnery frigate.

Castor Old ship rebuilt. Diana 44 ... Bio Janeiro,... For sale. ?

Alexander Nevsky 58 • . • Cronstadt Rude. Aurora 44 ... Flushing ? .... For sale. ?

Pallas 52 ... Coast of Siberia. Rasta. HAMS-

tehatica. Total 418 in 9 ships.

And three flat-bottomed frigates for the use of the marine-cadets. Sailing Brigs and Corvettes.

Name. Guns. Present Station. Remarks.

Ajax 20 Helaine-6m.

Palinurus 20 Paris 20 . Cronstadt.

Philoctetes 20 . „

Prince of Warsaw ao Navarino 20 .. Flushing. .. For sale. ?

Divine 20 .. Kamschatka. ..

Olivutza .. 33 .. Disarmed.

And two or three others — Total 160 in 8 ships. In addition to the above, there are, belonging to the Baltic fleet, 15 schooners, Transports, and tuggers; also 50 or 60 miscellaneous small craft, such as pilot-vessels, tenders, yachts, &o. The gun-boat flotilla is in bad condition, and in number does not exceed 50 boats; but 80 more were ordered to be bait last autumn.

Paddle-wheel Steamers.

Name. GUM H. P. Present Station. Remarks.

Olaf 16 .. 450 .. flelsingf0rs .. Built at Helsingfara in 1852. Kamchatka 1 .. 540 .. Cronstadt. .. Built in America.

Smiloi 1 • , 400 .. Helsingfiirs.. • Grosasehi -... 400 .. Cronstadt. ..

Gremiasehi .. 400 .. Helsingfars...

Ruric .. sot) .. Cronstadt. ..

Chretwed .. 300.. ..

B°Catir

Diem Hercules

4.941 90 is le ieeensr‘

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Besides the above, 10 small yachts, (used by the Imperial Family for river purposes,) and tenders, chiefly of iron, with horse-power from 100 to 60; also a few tugs, Ste., for local use, in various parts of the Baltic, and the iron post-steamer Vladimir.

Screw Steam-Ships of the Line.

Present Station. Remarks.

.. St. Petersburg. .. On stocks ready forlaunch- ing. Engines by Napier, just seized in Scotland.

.. Cronstadt. .. Two old ships rebuilt and .. converted. Ready for their machinery, which has just been seized by H. M. Government. Screw Frigates.

.. St. Petersburg. .. Ready for launching. En- gines by Penn, now in possession of H. M. Go- vernment.

Just laid down.

• Launched last year at Arch- angel. Engines on board, but machinery not com- plete.

BLACK SEA FLEET. Ships of the Line.

Name.

Guns. Station.

Grand Duke Con-

120 Sevastopol stantine ,. 120

Twelve Apostles rf 120

Three Saints ?? 120

Paris it' 120

LC .

Warsaw

120

Empress Marie.

Chrabroi

Tchesme

Sviatoslaf

Rostislaf

Yagudiel

Varna

1.2

Gabriel

Selafael

ITriel

Names unknown

Total 1608 in 17 ships. Besides the above, several hulks available for harbour service, or as floating batteries.

Screw Steam-Ship of the Line.—Bosphorus, 120 guns, at Nicolaieff, just launch- ed.

Sailing Frigates.—Messembria, 54 guns, at Sevastopol; Sizopoli, 54; Kulevchs, 54; Medea, 54; Kagul, 44; Flora, 44; Kovarna, 44. Total, 348 guns in 7 ship& Bailing Corvettes and Brigs.—Andromache, 20 guns, at Sebastopol ; Calypso, ; Pylades, 20; Ptolemy, 20 ; Nearchus, 20 ; Theseus, 20 ; Eneas, 20. Total, 140 guns in 7 ships. There are also about 25 schooners, yachts, transports, Ste. The gun-boat flo- tilla is manned by Cossacks. There are 30 gun-boats for the Sea of Azof, Ste., and 15 for the Danube.

Paddle-wheel Steatners.—Vladimir, 8 guns, 400 horse-power ; Gromonosetz, 8, 400; Bessarabia, 8, 4416 ; °Crimea, 4, 250; guns;, 4, 250 ; Chersonese, 4, 250 • • Mogoutski• 4, 150 ; alifalarlets, 4, 150 ; *Boetz, 4, 150 ; Groseii, 4, 120 ; Severna; Svesda, 4, 120 ; *Argonauts, 4. Total, 60 guns ; 2760 horse-power in 12 steamers.

And 15 small iron steamers of 50 to 100 horse-power, with two or three tugs on the Danube.

Those marked thus ° were employed in the late removal of troops from the Cir- cassian coast to Sevastopol. We believe one of these steamers was sunk last year by the Turks, off Batoum. Caspian. Flotilla. —Ten small steamers at Astrakhan, and two or three schooners usually at Ashoorhada, off Asterabad.

Lamschatka Flotilla.—One small screw tender, Vostock, one post-steamer, several schooners, tenders, transports, and gun-boats. For the other vessels see Baltic Fleet.

It is difficult to say how many of the above are rotten and unseaworthy, but the following table may present an approximately correct view of the Effective Force in the Baltic and Black Sea.

Baltic. Black Sea. Total.

Ships of the Line 20 15 35 Frigates 3 6 9 Brigs, &c. 6 6 12 Steamers 8 8 16 General Total 37 35 72 Name. Guns.

H. P.

, Oral 84 .. 500 Wiborg 84 ..

Constantine 84 ..

Maria 44 .. 360 Ilya of Muro-

netz 44 ..

Polohan 52 .. 350 .. Archangel. Cronstadt. Remarks. Launched last year at Nicolaieff. Much injured at Sinope.

Received about 60 round shot in hull at Sinope.

Got 20 shot in hull at Sinope. Masts and rigging cut to pieces.

Rebuilt last year. Got 60 shots in hull at Sinope. Masts and rigging much cut.

20 shots in hull, with masts and rigging cut at Sinope.

30 shots in hull at Sinope. Masts and rigging cut.

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