UNDER PETER THE GREAT 91

practising all the different parts of the duty of aseaman. The squadron at Revel, under the com-mand of Rear-Admiral Van Hofft, went through thesame naval discipline. Two ships of 54 guns each,Captains Laurence and Savage, arrived this springfrom Holland; the Egudel, infirm and unfit forservice, being sold there.

A List of the Ships in a capacity of going to Sea, thoughmany of them not equipped this Year . 1

Ships Guns

Hango Head ....... 90

Lesnoy ........ 90

Fredrikstadt ....... 90

St. Peter ........ 90

St. Andrea .... 90

North Eagle (Severnoi Oril) . . . .80

Neptunus ....... 70

Katharina ....... 70

Freedmaker ....... 90

St. Alexander . . . . . . . 70

Marlborough ....... 70

Pantaloon Victoria . . . . . -7°

Isaak Victoria . . . . . .64

Astrakhan ....... 64

Moscow ........ 64

Ingermanland ...... 64

Revel ........ 64

Slutelburg ....... 64

Viborg ........ 60

Devonshire ....... 60

Poltava ........ 5^

Prince Eugene ...... 54

Crown de Lieft ...... 36

Britannia . . . . . . 5 2

Randolph ....... 52

Ormonde . . . . . . 5 2

Pearl.52

Arundel ........ 48

L’Esperance ....... 44

Wachtmeister....... 44

Amsterdam Galley . . . . . - z6

Samson {rebuilt) . . . . . • 3 2

Several of less force.

1 a.d. 1722.