Russian Galleys

Early 18th century Russian Baltic Galley Galleys, which were supposed to have been eclipsed by the sailing warship in the early seventeenth century, were an important component of the fleets of Sweden and Russia during the eighteenth century. In the mid-seventeenth century, the main function of the Swedish navy was to protect the lines of […]

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The Baltic 1721–90

Russian Baltic Galley of 1720 When the Great Northern War ended in 1721, Russia had emerged as a major regional naval power. British and Danish naval forces cruised to counter the Russian sailing fleet, which was protected by new fortifications of Kronstadt on the island of Kotlin (1723). However, the general poverty of maritime resources, […]

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