List of Russian steam frigates

This is a list of Russian paddle & screw frigates, corvettes and clippers of the period 1836-1892:
The format is: Name, number of guns (rank/real amount), launch year, fate (BU = broken up)
This list includes only non-armoured vessels.

Paddle frigates

This section containes paddle ships with one opened battery (except of "Bogatyr‘") and three or (rarely) two masts. Therefore, to say the truth, they ought to be classified as paddle corvettes or paddle brigs, but all of them (except of "Amerika") were officially classified as "parokhodofregat", which means exactly "steamer-frigate".

Paddle frigates of the Baltic Fleet (1836–1870)

*"Bogatyr‘" 28 (1836) - BU 1857
*"Kamchatka" 18 (1840, New York) - Decommissioned 1866
*"Gerkules" 22 (1831) - Until 1843 classified as steamboat, reconstruct and reclassified as paddle frigate in 1843, BU 1854
*"Otvazhnyi" 4 (1843) - Decommissioned 1861
*"Smelyi" 14 (1844) - BU 1860
*"Khrabryi" 4 (1844) - BU 1856
*"Groziaschii" 4 (1844) - Hulked 1863, decommissioned 1866
*"Riurik" 4 (1851) - Voyaged to the Mediterrannean Sea 1858–1859, decommissioned 1870
*"Gremiaschii" 4 (1851) - Wrecked 1862
*"Olaf" (1852) - Voyaged to the Mediterrannean Sea 1856–1859, decommissioned 1892
*"Khrabryi" 8 (1858) - Decommissioned 1881
*"Smelyi" 8 (1858) - Decommissioned 1880
*"Solombala" 8 (1859) - Until 1862 belonged to White Sea Flotilla, decommissioned 1875
*"Riurik" 3 (1870) - Decommissioned 1890

Paddle frigates of the Black Sea Fleet (1843–1848)

*"Khersones" 4 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*"Bessarabia" 6 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*"Krym" 4 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*"Odessa" 4 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*"Gromonostes" 6 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Vladimir Kornilov during the Crimean War, scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*" [http://www.navy.ru/history/events/vladimir.htm Vladimir] " 14 (1848, London) - Won the first in the world action between steamships: captured Turkish steam frigate "Pervaz-i Bahri" (1853), scuttled in Sevastopol in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city

=Paddle corvette of the Siberian Flotilla=

The only one ship of this type served here.
*"Amerika" 8 (1857, New York) (classified as steam corvette) - Consisted of Japanese diplomatic mission of Vice-Admiral Count Yevfimy Putyatin, flagship of Count Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky in 1859, took part of Vladivostok's foundation (1859), decommissioned 1883

crew frigates

All of them belonged to the Baltic Fleet in 1848–1892.
*"Arkhimed" 48/13 (1848) - First Russian screw ship, wrecked 1850
*"Polkan" 44 (1853) - The only Russian screw warship at the beginning of the Crimean War, served at the Mediterranean Sea 1856–1859, scuttled to protect Kronstadt harbour 1863
*"Askol‘d" (ex-"Maria" - renamed on slip) 46 (1854) - Served at the Northern Pacific 1857–1860 consisting of Japanese diplomatic mission of Vice-Admiral Count Yevfimy Putyatin, BU 1861

"Ilya Muromets"-class (2 units)

*"Ilya Muromets" 53 (1856) - Voyaged to the Mediterranean Sea 1859–1860, scuttled to protect Kronstadt harbour 1863
*"Gromoboi" 53 (1857) - Voyaged to the Mediterranean Sea 1858–1859 & 1860–1861, training ship 1864, decommissioned 1872
*"General-Admiral" 70/64 (1858, New York) - Strongest Russian open-sea warship in 1858–1869, served at the Mediterranean Sea in 1860–1861 and 1863–1867, BU 1870
*"Svetlana" (1858, Bordeaux) - Served at the Mediterranean Sea in 1859–1860 and at the Northern Pacific 1860–1862, visited Brazil 1867–1868, voyaged to USA and Japan 1871–1873, voyaged Mediterranean Sea 1875–1877, training ship 1878, decommissioned 1892
*"Osliabia" 45/35 (1860) - Served at the Mediterranean Sea in 1861–1863 and in 1864, visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, armed with 8-inch rifled guns 1866, decommissioned 1874
*"Oleg" 57 (1860) - Served at the Mediterranean Sea in 1860–1861 and in 1863–1865, sank over collision 1869
*"Peresvet" 51 (1860) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at the Mediterranean Sea 1865–1866, decommissioned 1874

"Dmitrii Donskoi"-class (2 units)

*"Dmitrii Donskoi" 50 (1861) - Visited Brazil 1867–1868, decommissioned 1872
*"Aleksandr Nevskii" 50 (1861) - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy during the diplomatic mission at U.S.A. 1863–1864, served at the Mediterranean Sea 1867–1868, wrecked at Skagerrak 1868

crew corvettes

crew corvettes of the Baltic Fleet (1856–1892)

"Boyarin"-class (14 units in all, 8 at the Baltic Sea)

*"Boyarin" 11 (1856) - First steamship, that circumnavigated the world 1857–1860 (consisting of squadron), rearmed by rifled guns 1871, converted to sail training ship 1870-th, decommissionrd 1893
*"Novik" 11 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1857–1860 & 1861–1863, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.) consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863, wrecked near San Francisco 1863
*"Medved‘" 11 (1856) - Served at Mediterranean Sea 1858–1860, laid up 1862, decommissioned 1863
*"Posadnik" 11 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1859–1862, decommisioned 1871
*"Griden‘" 11 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1858–1862, decommissioned 1883
*"Voyevoda" 11 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1857–1860, rearmed by rifled guns 1876, decommissioned 1887
*"Vol" 11 (1856) - Laid up 1866, decommissioned and hulked as floating barracks 1867
*"Rynda" 11 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1858–1860 & 1861–1864, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.) consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned 1871
*"Bayan" 18 (1857, Bordeaux) - Served at Mediterranean Sea 1858–1860 and Northern Pacific 1874–1878, rearmed by rifled guns 1873, decommissioned 1889
*"Kalevala" 19 (1858) - Served at Northern Pacific 1860–1864, flagship of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission at San Francisco (U.S.A.) 1863–1864, decommissioned 1872

"Bogatyr‘"-class (4 units)

*"Bogatyr‘" 18 (1860) - Served at Northern Pacific and visited San Francisco (U.S.A.) consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1870, served at Mediterranean Sea 1876–1877, hulked 1888, BU 1900
*"Variag" 18/17 (1862) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at Mediterranean Sea until 1867, rearmed by rifled guns 1870, training ship late 1870s, decommissioned 1886
*"Vitiaz‘" 18/17 (1862) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, served at Mediterranean Sea 1864 and Pacific Ocean 1870–1874, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, renamed "Skobelev" 1882, training ship 1892, hulked 1895
*"Askold" 18/17 (1863) - Served at Northern Pacific 1864–1867 & 1872–1876, at Mediterranean Sea 1868–1869 and Atlantic Ocean 1876–1878, rearmed by rifled guns 1872, training ships early 1880s, decommissioned 1883
*"Moriak" 10 (1892) (training ship for naval cadets) - Decommissioned 1907

=Screw corvettes of the Black Sea Flotilla (1856–1865)=

"Boyarin"-class (last 6 units)

*"Udav" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1869
*"Rys‘" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1866
*"Zubr" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1869
*"Volk" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1866
*"Vepr‘" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1866
*"Buyvol" 9/11 (1856) - Transferred from Baltic Sea, decommissioned 1866
*"Voin" 20/4 (1859) - Classified as steam transport 1859–1871, rearmed by rifled guns by 1877, decommissioned 1891

"Sokol"-class (3 units)

*"Sokol" 9/11 (1859) - Belonged to the Baltic Fleet 1861–1863, served at Mediterranean Sea 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1877, decommissioned 1893
*"Yastreb" 9 (1860) - Rearmed by rifled guns in late 1860s, decommissioned 1871
*"Krechet" 9 (1860) - Rearmed by rifled guns in late 1860s, decommissioned 1871

"Pamiat‘ Merkuriya"-class (2 units)

*"Pamiat‘ Merkuriya" 11 (1865) - Rearmed by rifled guns by 1875, decommissioned 1893
*"L‘vitsa" 11 (1865) - Rearmed by rifled guns by 1875, decommissioned 1893

crew clippers

This type of light seagoing cruisers was invented by Russians. All of them first belonged to the Baltic Fleet and served in 1856–1900s, some were later transferred to the Siberian Flotilla (based on Nikolayevsk, since 1872 — on Vladivostok, since 1898 — on Port Arthur).

"Razboinik"-class (6 units)

*"Razboinik" 6/3 (1856) - First of the world clipper-of-war, served at Northern Pacific 1857–c.1861, decommissioned 1867
*"Strelok" 6/3 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1858–1862, decommissioned 1878
*"Dzhigit" 6/3 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1857–1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869, found by divers 2002
*"Oprichnik" 6/3 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1858–1861, lost in Indian Ocean 1861
*"Nayezdnik" 6/3 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1859–c.1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869
*"Plastun" 6/3 (1856) - Served at Northern Pacific 1857–1860, sank by ammunition explosion 1860
*"Gaidamak" 7 (1860, British-built for Russia) - Served at Northern Pacific 1860–1864 &1875–1877, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.) consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1886

"Abrek"-class (2 units)

*"Abrek" 5 (1860) - Served at Northern Pacific 1860–1864 &1871–1877 and 1880s, visited San Francisco (U.S.A.) consisting of Rear Admiral Andrey Popov's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned and hulked 1892
*"Vsadnik" 5 (1860) - Transferred to Siberian Flotilla 1862, served at Northern Pacific 1868–1871 &1873–1877, rearmed by rifled guns 1868, decommissioned 1881

"Almaz"-class (4 units)

*"Almaz" 7 (1861) - Visited U.S.A. with Vice-Admiral Stepan Lesovskiy's diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1881
*"Zhemchug" 7 (1861) - Rearmed rifled guns 1871, rearmed torpedo tubes and converted to training ship, decommissioned 1892
*"Izumrud" 7 (1862) - Circumnavigated in 1865–1867 & 1870–1873, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1886
*"Yakhont" 7 (1862) - Served at Mediterranean Sea late 1860s, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1881
*"Kreiser" 6 (1875) - Served at Mediterranean Sea 1876–1877 and Northern Pacific 1879–c.1891 & 1894–1899, reclassified to Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, training ship 1906, hulked 1911, BU 1924

"Dzhigit"-class (7 units)

*"Dzhigit" 7 (1876) - Served at Atlantic Ocean 1878 and Northern Pacific 1879–1891, reclassified to Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, training ship early 1900s, scuttled at Port Arthur 1904
*"Razboinik" 7 (1878) - Served at Northern Pacific 1879–1889 & in 1890s, Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, transferred to Siberian Flotilla 1902, scuttled at Port Arthur 1904
*"Nayezdnik" 7 (1878) - Served at Northern Pacific in 1880s, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1902
*"Strelok" 7/3 (1879) - Served at Northern Pacific 1880–1882 and Mediterranean Sea 1884–1888, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, training ship 1899, decommissioned 1907, BU after 1916
*"Plastun" 7/2 (1879) - Served at Northern Pacific 1879–1882, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1907
*"Vestnik" 7 (1880) - Served at Northern Pacific 1880–1882 and Mediterranean Sea late 1890s, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1906
*"Oprichnik" 7 (1880) - Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, training ship 1897, decommissioned 1900s

References

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*Moiseev S. P. Spisok korabley russkogo parovogo i bronenosnogo flota (s 1861 po 1917 god). - Voyenizdat, Moskva, 1948. (List of Russian Ships of Steam and Armoured Navy (from 1861 to 1917))
*Scherbatskii V. T. Arkhangelskiye vintovye klipera // "Sudostroyeniye", 1984, № 6. (Arkhangelsk-built screw clippers)