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THE RUSSIAN FLEET

retaliating it from their batteries; but with incon-siderable damage on either side.

The ships of war sailed this year from Kronslotin June, and, arriving at Revel, joined the squadronthat wintered there ; forming, upon their union, thefollowing fleet under the command of General-Admiral Apraxin :—

List of the Fleet, 1715.

Flag Officers

Ships

Guns

Commanders

General - Admiral

Apraxin

Le Firme

70

Captain-Commo-dore Sievers

Vice-Admiral Peter

Alexeievitz .

Katharina

65

Gosler

Rear-Admiral Alex-

ander Menshikoff

Slutelburg

64

Edwards

—

Poltava

54

Van Gent

—

St. Michael

52

Rue

—

Raphael

52

Ivan Sinavin

—

Gabriel

52

Cramer

—

Riga

52

Cronenburg

—-

Pernau

52

Besemacher

—

Pearl'

52

Griese

—

London

52

Huycke

—

Randolph

5 °

Wesel

—

Oxford

50

Blorey

—

St. Antonio

5 °

Van Hofft

—

Fortune

48

Baker

—

Richmond

46

Turnhoud

—

Arundel

46

Fitch

—

Samson

32

Brant

—

St. Paul

3 °

Bredale

—

St. Peter

30

Eckoff

—

Elias

28

Nelson

—

Princess {snow)

16

Muconoff

Lesela „

14

Batting

These ships were manned and cruised alternatelyat sea, the flags excepted : and besides these lay in