ltwilliammowett:The Poltava, a replica of Russia’s first 54-gun ship of the line, She was a ship of

ltwilliammowett:The Poltava, a replica of Russia’s first 54-gun ship of the line, She was a ship of the line of the Baltic fleet. Her construction began in December 1709 at the Admiralty shipyards, and in June 1712 she was launched. In the design and construction Peter I was personally involved. The ship was named in honor of the victory of Russian army over Swedes in the Poltava battle. The ship took part in the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden and was operational till 1725 to be disassembled in the 1730s when she went obsolete -- source link
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