List of Russian steam frigates
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<!-- Comment -->'''This is a list of Russian paddle & screw frigates, corvettes and clippers of the period 1836-1892:'''<br>
The format is: Name, number of guns (rank/real amount), launch year, fate (BU = broken up)<br>
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".<br>
===Paddle frigates of the [[Baltic Fleet]] (1836–1870)===
*''Bogatyr‘'' 28 (1836) - BU 1857
*''Kamchatka'' 18 (1840, [[New York City|New York]]) - Decommissioned 1866
*''Gerkules'' 22 (1831) - Until 1843 classified as steamboat, reconstruct and reclassified as wheel 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
*''[[Russian frigate Rurik (1851)|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 [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|Sevastopol]] in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*''Bessarabia'' 6 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|Sevastopol]] in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*''Krym'' 4 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|Sevastopol]] in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*''Odessa'' 4 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Scuttled in [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|Sevastopol]] in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
*''Gromonostes'' 6 (1843, British-built for Russia) - Flagship of Vice-Admiral [[Vladimir Alekseyevich Kornilov|Vladimir Kornilov]] during the [[Crimean War]], scuttled in [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|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 [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)|Sevastopol]] in 1855, when Russian troops abandoned the city
===Paddle corvette of the [[Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)|Siberian Flotilla]]===
The only one ship of this type served here.<br>
*''Amerika'' 8 (1857, [[New York City|New York]]) (classified as steam corvette) - Consisted of [[Japan|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
==Screw frigates==
All of them belonged to the [[Baltic Fleet]] in 1848–1892.<br>
*''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 [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1857–1860 consisting of [[Japan|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
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*''General-Admiral'' 70/64 (1858, [[New York City|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 [[Pacific Ocean|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
*[[Russian frigate Alexander Neuski|''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
==Screw corvettes==
===Screw 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 [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1857–1860 & 1861–1863, visited [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] consisting of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov |Andrey Popov]]'s diplomatic mission 1863, wrecked near [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] 1863
*''Medved‘'' 11 (1856) - Served at [[Mediterranean Sea]] 1858–1860, laid up 1862, decommissioned 1863
*''Posadnik'' 11 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1859–1862, decommisioned 1871
*''Griden‘'' 11 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1858–1862, decommissioned 1883
*''Voyevoda'' 11 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|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 [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1858–1860 & 1861–1864, visited [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] consisting of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov |Andrey Popov]]'s diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned 1871
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*''Bayan'' 18 (1857, [[Bordeaux]]) - Served at [[Mediterranean Sea]] 1858–1860 and [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1874–1878, rearmed by rifled guns 1873, decommissioned 1889
*''Kalevala'' 19 (1858) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1860–1864, flagship of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov|Andrey Popov]]'s diplomatic mission at [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] 1863–1864, decommissioned 1872
=====''Bogatyr‘''-class (4 units)=====
*''Bogatyr‘'' 18 (1860) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] and visited [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] consisting of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov |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 [[Pacific Ocean|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
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*''Moriak'' 10 (1892) (training ship for naval cadets) - Decommissioned 1907
===Screw corvettes of the [[Black Sea Fleet|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
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*''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
==Screw 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 [[Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)|Siberian Flotilla]] (based on [[Nikolayevsk-on-Amur|Nikolayevsk]], since 1872 — on [[Vladivostok]], since 1898 — on [[Lüshunkou District|Port Arthur]]).<br>
=====''Razboinik''-class (6 units)=====
*''Razboinik'' 6/3 (1856) - First of the world clipper-of-war, served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1857–c.1861, decommissioned 1867
*''Strelok'' 6/3 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1858–1862, decommissioned 1878
*''Dzhigit'' 6/3 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1857–1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869, found by divers 2002
*''Oprichnik'' 6/3 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1858–1861, lost in [[Indian Ocean]] 1861
*''Nayezdnik'' 6/3 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1859–c.1861, decommissioned 1867, sunk as target 1869
*''Plastun'' 6/3 (1856) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1857–1860, sank by ammunition explosion 1860
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*''Gaidamak'' 7 (1860, British-built for Russia) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1860–1864 &1875–1877, visited [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] consisting of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov |Andrey Popov]]'s diplomatic mission 1863–1864, rearmed by rifled guns 1871, decommissioned 1886
=====''Abrek''-class (2 units)=====
*''Abrek'' 5 (1860) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1860–1864 &1871–1877 and 1880s, visited [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco (U.S.A.)]] consisting of Rear Admiral [[Andrey Alexandrovich Popov |Andrey Popov]]'s diplomatic mission 1863–1864, decommissioned and hulked 1892
*''Vsadnik'' 5 (1860) - Transferred to [[Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)|Siberian Flotilla]] 1862, served at [[Pacific Ocean|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
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*''Kreiser'' 6 (1875) - Served at [[Mediterranean Sea]] 1876–1877 and [[Pacific Ocean|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 [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1879–1891, reclassified to Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, training ship early 1900s, scuttled at [[Lüshunkou District|Port Arthur]] 1904
*''Razboinik'' 7 (1878) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1879–1889 & in 1890s, Cruiser of 2nd rank 1892, transferred to [[Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)|Siberian Flotilla]] 1902, scuttled at [[Lüshunkou District|Port Arthur]] 1904
*''Nayezdnik'' 7 (1878) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] in 1880s, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1902
*''Strelok'' 7/3 (1879) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|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 [[Pacific Ocean|Northern Pacific]] 1879–1882, Cruiser of 2nd Rank 1892, decommissioned 1907
*''Vestnik'' 7 (1880) - Served at [[Pacific Ocean|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==
*Veselago F. F. Spisok russkikh voyennykh sudov s 1668 po 1860 god. - Tipographia Morskogo Vedomstva, St. Peterburg, 1872. (List of Russian naval ships from 1668 to 1860)
*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)
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