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|Ship class=54-gun [[Fourth-rate]] [[ship of the line]]
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'''''Poltava''''' ({{langx|ru|Полтава}}) was a 54-gun [[ship of the line]] of the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] that was launched on 15 June<ref group="n">All dates are in the [[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]</ref> 1712 from [[Saint Petersburg]]. The ship was named after an important for Russia victory over the [[Swedish Empire]] in the [[Battle of Poltava]]<ref name="BP">Dubensky, p. 6</ref><ref name="Byh27">Bykhovskii, p. 27</ref> and became the first battleship laid down and built at the St. Petersburg [[Admiralty Board (Russian Empire)|Admiralty]].<ref name="BP" /><ref name = "Byh27" /><ref name="M">Matveeva, p. 43</ref> In the 1710s, the ship was sometimes visited and commanded by [[Peter the Great|Peter I]], who also took active part in the design and construction of the ship. During her service of 1712–1732, ''Poltava'' was part of the [[Baltic Fleet]], and before the end of [[Great Northern War]] participated in six marine campaigns (1713–1717 and 1721). She was later used for training [[Kronstadt]] crews in the [[Baltic Sea]]. ''Poltava'' was decommissioned in 1732.
== Background ==
In 1702–1703, Russian troops captured the Swedish fortresses of [[Noteborg]] and [[Nyenskans]] on the [[Neva]] river that provided Russia an outlet to the [[Baltic Sea]]. A series of measures were taken in the spring and autumn of 1703 to protect the conquered territories, such as raising the fortresses of St. Petersburg (on [[Zayachy Island]] at the mouth of the Neva), and [[Kronstadt]] (on the island of [[Kotlin Island|Kotlin]]). Construction of ships of the newly created [[Baltic Fleet]] started only in August 1708 – January 1709<ref>Dan, p. 155</ref> with four 50-gun [[Ship of the line|ships of the line]] named ''Riga'', ''Vyborg'', ''Pernov'' and one untitled. These ships were not full-fledged battleships because they had a small [[Draft (hull)|draft]] and flat bottom that reduced their sailing capabilities.
== Construction ==
A draft of the 54-gun battleship ''Poltava''<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Grechanyuk NM, Dmitriev VI, Kornienko AA, etal |title = Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот (Double Red Banner Baltic Fleet) |url= http://militera.lib.ru/h/baltiyskiy_flot/01.html|place = Moscow
|publisher = Voenizdat|year = 1990|isbn = 5-203-00245-2}}</ref> was developed by the end of 1709 by Peter I and Fedosey Sklyaev using the latest achievements of contemporary shipbuilding.<ref name="Byh27" /> A few years before ''Poltava'' was laid down, large stocks of iron parts and high-quality, well-dried oak planks were accumulated at the St. Petersburg Admiralty.<ref name="Byh42">Bykhovskii, p. 42</ref> The construction was started by Peter I on 5 December 1709. While Peter dedicated much of his time to the project, he could not continuously oversee the process, and most routine work was done by Sklyaev.<ref>{{cite web|author = Just Juel|url = http://www.vostlit.info/Texts/rus11/Jul/frametext3.htm|title = Записки датского посланника в России при Петре Великом (Notes of the Danish envoy in Russia during Peter the Great|year=2001|language = Russian}}</ref> The launch of ''Poltava'' on 15 June 1712 was attended by the whole royal family.<ref>{{cite web|author = Boltunova, Catherine|url = http://his.1september.ru/articlef.php?ID=200601603|title = "Признаюсь, я вовсе не ожидал, что здешний двор так великолепен...". О церемониале русского двора XVIII века ("I confess that I did not expect that the local court is so great..". On the Russian court ceremonies of the 18th century}}</ref> On the night of 24 August, Sklyaev sailed the ship out of St. Petersburg. Because of its large draft, the ship would ground when passing through the Neva; therefore, its front was lifted by specially designed boats.<ref name="Byh47">Bykhovskii, p. 47</ref> On 25 August ''Poltava'' reached Kronstadt<ref>{{cite journal|title = Письмо Скляева к графу Апраксину из Санкт-Петербурга, 1712 года августа 26 (Letter from Sklyaeva to count Apraksin, St. Petersburg, 1712, August 26|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin S|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Printing Maritime Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 312|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> where it was fitted with [[rigging]].<ref name = "BP "/>
== Description ==
=== Dimensions and features ===
[[File:Poltava snuff box.JPG|thumb|A snuffbox of 1712 supposedly made in the form of ''Poltava'' ([[Hermitage Museum]]).]]
By its dimensions ''Poltava'' was a [[fourth-rate]] line ship: its deck length was {{convert|130|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}, the width without shell was {{convert|38|ft|4+1/2|in|m|abbr=on}} and the depth of [[Hold (ship)|hold]] was {{convert|15|ft|2+1/2|in|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="BP" /><ref>Veselago (1872) p. 8</ref> The ship looked much bigger with all its overhangs and the shell.<ref name="BP1">Dubensky, p. 5</ref> The [[displacement (ship)|displacement]] of ''Poltava'' is not known and is estimated at 1100–1200 tonnes.<ref name="BP1" />
The contours of ''Poltava''{{'}}s hull were slightly sharper compared to its progenitors ''Riga'', ''Vyborg'' and ''Pernov''.<ref name="Byh27" /> This was criticized by the Englishman John Dan, who served from 1711 to 1722 as a naval officer in the Russian Navy. Dan believed the ship was too narrow in the stern and would not withstand open sea waves.<ref name="Den">Dan, p. 31</ref> The top part of the hull was bent inwards in order to hinder boarding from an attacking vessel.<ref name="BP1" /> The shell plating was about {{convert|5|in|cm}} thick.<ref name="BP3" />
=== Decor ===
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Decor of ''Poltava'' was typical of the time. Its main theme was glorification of the Russian victory over the Swedes at the [[Battle of Poltava]].<ref name="BP2">Dubensky, p. 12</ref> The rear was more round than the pyramidal Dutch shapes. Another distinction of ''Poltava'' from contemporary ships was the lack of a walking gallery across the stern. Instead, it featured a protruding balcony with a half-dome roof.<ref name = "BP3 ">Dubensky, p. 13</ref> It also had two rows of windows with small panes, one above the balcony and one running across it.<ref name="M" /> All the sculptures and decorations of the stern were repeated twice in a mirror fashion. An oval [[Cartouche (design)|cartouche]] with the name of the ship was positioned in the center of the top part. The cartouche was framed by palm branches and flanked by two sitting glories blowing the trumpets. A [[naiad]] further to the ship edge was giving a [[laurel wreath]] to each glory. The balcony was flanked by two 82×75&nbsp;cm figures of [[Saint George]] slaying the dragon.<ref name="M1">Matveeva, p. 44</ref> Further toward the edges there were two figures of falling head-first [[Phaethon|Phaëton]], which meant to allegorically depict [[Charles XII of Sweden]].<ref name="BP3" /> The balcony featured a large [[double-headed eagle]] holding in its beaks and claws maps of the four seas to which Russia gained access during the rule of Peter I.<ref name="BP3" /> The panels left and right to the eagle contained a traditional arrangement of flags, guns and spears, with heads of [[Zephyrus]] "sending winds of victory to the Russian flags".<ref name="BP3" /><ref name="M1"/> The [[Figurehead (object)|figurehead]] most likely represented a lion holding in its claws a shield with a double-headed eagle on it.<ref name="BP3" /><ref>Matveeva, p. 12</ref>
=== Armament and crew ===
The ship was armed with 54 guns. The lower deck was fitted with twenty two 18-pounders,<ref group="n">Gun caliber was traditionally measured by weight of the [[round shot]] expressed in artillery pounds (0.491 kg).</ref> the upper deck with twenty 12-pounders and [[quarterdeck]] with twelve 6-pounders.<ref name="BP" /> The ship was also equipped with two reserve rear guns, and was not designed to have frontal guns.<ref name="BP2" /><ref>{{cite journal|title = Табель сколько обретается при Санкт-Петербурге и на Котлине острове кораблей и других судов и что на них пушек и каких калибров, 1715 года мая 3 (Inventory of ships of St. Petersburg and Kotlin island and their ammunition, 1715, May 3)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 618|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = Ведомость о пушках, потребных на корабли, 1715 года апреля (An inventory of cannons required for ships, April 1715)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835485/rsl01003835485.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = III|page = 520|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041320/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835485%2Frsl01003835485.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> There is no reliable information on the anchors of ''Poltava''. It is only known that in June 1712 it should have 4–5 anchors of about 1.5 tonne each.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Роспись, представленная Крюйсом графу Апраксину о припасах какие надлежит из Воронежа зимним путём или водою привезть, 1712 г. июня 22 (The report of Cruys Count to Apraksin on what provision should be brought from Voronezh, on winter routes or by water, 1712, June 22)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835485/rsl01003835485.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = III|page = 287|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041320/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835485%2Frsl01003835485.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
{| Class = "wikitable" style = "float:right"
|+Commanders of ''Poltava''
! Name
!Year
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| Hendrick Helm||1713
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| Weybrandt Schelting|| 1714
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| William Fangent|| 1715–1717
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| Jacob Shapizo|| 1720–1721
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| Daniel Jacob Wilster|| 1722–1723
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According to the Admiralty regulations of 5 April 1718, the crew of a 50-gun ship should be 350 people and contain 6 officers (captain, a naval secretary, two [[poruchik]]s and two sub-[[poruchik]]s), two [[Midshipman|midshipmen]], two food commissioners, 6 [[quartermaster]]s and two cooks, two [[navigator]]s and two sub-navigators, a [[bootsmann]] with three deputies, a shkhiman (sail specialist) with two deputies and two apprentices, a clerk, a doctor with two assistants, a konstabel (artillery specialist) with two deputies and 30 [[infantry support weapon|gunner]]s, two trumpeters, three [[Caulking|caulkers]], a [[locksmithing|locksmith]], a [[Prison warden|warden]] (looking for prisoners and order in general) and 16 guard soldiers, three carpenters, 241 sailors and 10 junior sailors.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Nominal edict declared Admiralty -College and extraction of decrees, magazines and board minutes, 1717–1718 |url=http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835484/rsl01003835484.pdf |author=Elagin S. |journal=Материалы для истории русскаго флота |place=St. Petersburg |publisher=Marine Ministry |year=1869 |volume=IV |page=352 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814192016/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835484%2Frsl01003835484.pdf |archivedate=August 14, 2011 }}</ref>
The crew of ''Poltava'' varied from 300 to 460 depending on whether the fleet operations were defensive or offensive, respectively.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Ведомость о числе людей, потребных для комплектования флота, 1713 года (Inventory of number of people suitable for manning the fleet, 1713)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 365|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> Because of shortage of sailors the ship was usually understaffed and the documented numbers are as follows: 351 (June 1714),<ref>{{cite journal|title = Линия баталии флота, за подписью Гослера, по повелению шаутбенахта (Государя), на корабле Св. Екатерина у Ревеля, 1714 года июня 20 (Line of the battle fleet, signed by Gosler, at the behest of the Emperor, on the ship St. Catherine at Reval, 1714, June 20)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 514|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> 338 (149 sailors and 189 soldiers, 17 July 1714),<ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 153 (Appendix, Table 9)</ref> 446 (July 1716)<ref>{{cite journal|title = List of Russian warships, which were in Copenhagen and came back from Reval, 1716, July 19|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 97|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> and 292 (March 1721).<ref>{{cite journal|title = Register armed and ready ships Reval squadron in March 1721|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 550|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Jacob Shapizo, who later rose to become commander of the Russian naval base at [[Reval]] (Tallinn), was a grandson of the French author [[Samuel Chappuzeau]].
== History of service ==
=== Campaign of 1713 ===
{{Main|Action of 22 July 1713}}
{{See also|Battle of Helsinki (1713)}}
The first military task of ''Poltava'' began on 2 May 1713 when on the orders of Peter I the Kotlinski [[Squadron (naval)|squadron]] led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Cornelius Cruys]] (4 ships and 2 frigates) left Kronstadt for the [[Beryozovye Islands]] and [[Seskar]] to join the Reval squadron of Captain Commander Reis. The Cruys' squadron was tasked to hold a superior Swedish squadron by maneuvering in the open seas and attack their small groups.<ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 176</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо графа Апраксина к Крюйсу, 1713 года, мая 1 (Letter from Cruys to count Apraksin, 1713, May 1)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 364|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> The two squadrons met on 8 May,<ref>{{cite book|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига на якоре при острове Сескаре, 1713 года, мая 8 (An extract from a letter from Cruys to Apraksin sent from the ship ''Riga'' anchored at Seskar Island, 1713, May 8)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|author = Elagin, C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 368|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> and through the whole month ''Poltava'' was sailing at [[Beryozovye Islands]], waiting for the preparations to attack [[Helsinki]] by the Finnish corps of Apraksin (infantry) and the Baltic Fleet.<ref>{{cite book|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига от Берёзовых островов, 1713 года, мая 23 (An extract from a letter from Cruys to Apraksin sent from the ship Riga at Beryozovye Islands, 1713, May 23)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|pages = 377, 378|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига от Берёзовых островов, 1713 года, мая 29 (An extract from a letter from Cruys to Apraksin sent from the ship Riga at Beryozovye Islands, 1713, May 1929)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 381|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 196</ref>
Between 7 and 12 June 1713, the fleet was visited by Peter I, who brought 8 ships and a battalion of [[Preobrazhensky Regiment]]. Peter stayed on ''Poltava''<ref>Journal, p. 362</ref> and inspected the fleet.<ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 208</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = An extract from a letter to the Count Cruys Apraksin the ship Kotlin between Riga and Red slide, 1713, June 18|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 394|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="M210">Myshlaevsky, p. 210</ref><ref>Journal, p. 369</ref> On 2 July 1713, a Swedish squadron of Vice Admiral Lile (9 ships and two frigates) arrived to Helsinki, which was besieged by Russian troops. On 5 July, 3 more Swedish [[ship of the line|ships of the line]] blockaded Reval (now [[Tallinn]]) which then hosted five Russian warships recently purchased abroad. After receiving the news, on 4 July Peter I arrived in Kronstadt and raised his flag on ''Poltava''. On 7 July, he ordered Cruys with his squadron to relieve the siege of Reval.<ref name="M210" /><ref>Journal, p. 370</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Государя о походе к Ревелю, 1713 года, июля 7 (Letter of the Emperor on an expedition to Reval, 1713, July 7)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 404|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> On 9 July, together with 12 other ships ''Poltava'' left Kronstadt heading for the Reval.<ref>{{cite book|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига от острова Соммерса, 1713 года, июля 10 (An extract from a letter sent to Apraksin from Cruys standing on the ship Riga at Sommers Island, 1713, July 10)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 409|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> In the evening of 10 July the [[Vanguard (military formation)|vanguard]] of the squadron spotted the three Swedish ships at the island of [[Gogland]]<ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига от Гаривалдая, 1713 года, июля 31 (Letter from Cruys to Apraksin send from the ship Riga at Garivaldaya, 1713, July 31)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 421|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> and began chasing them.<ref>Anderson, p. 155</ref> However, the next morning the three Russian front ships, ''Vyborg'', ''Riga'' and frigate ''Esperanza'' run aground and the Swedish ships managed to join the squadron of Lile at Helsinki. ''Poltava'' was part of the vanguard, but avoided being stranded.<ref>{{cite journal|author = Sokolov|title = The trial of Vice-Admiral Cruys, 1713 (an episode from the history of Russkago Fleet)|publisher = [[Sea collection]]|type = log|year = 1849|number = 1|pages = 65–67}}</ref><ref name = "M212">Myshlaevsky, p. 212</ref> On 16 July, it reached Reval, joined the Russian ships there, and together they returned to Kronstadt on 25 July.<ref name="M212" /><ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Крюйса к графу Апраксину с корабля Рига от Гаривалдая, 1713 года, июля 31 (Letter from Cruys on the ship from Riga to count Apraksin, 1713, July 31|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 422|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
=== Campaign of 1714 ===
{{Main|Battle of Gangut}}
In the campaign of 1714, the Russian battleships were tasked to cover-up the galley fleet at Gangut. By early May the Russian fleet included 10 ships with 700 guns at Kronstadt<ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 352</ref> and 7 ships (370 guns) at Reval. By summer, the fleet counted 25 ships with 1070 guns and more than 7000 crew.<ref>Myshlaevsky, pp. 353, 354</ref>
''Poltava'' left Kronstadt on 20 May and the next day reached Beryozovye Islands, covering the galley fleet.<ref>{{cite book|title = Журнал, или Поденная записка блаженныя и вечныя достойныя памяти государя императора Петра Великого (Journal, or daily note blessed and dedicated to memory of Emperor Peter the Great)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/download.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003341000/rsl01003341321/rsl01003341321.pdf|publisher = at the Imperial Academy of Science|year = 1770|volume = 1|page = 399}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 372</ref> On 31 May, the fleet went to the south<ref>Journal, p. 401</ref><ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 376</ref> where it remained until the night of 4
June,<ref>Journal, p. 402</ref> and on 11 June arrived in Reval.<ref>Journal, p. 403</ref><ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 383</ref>
A Swedish squadron of six ships under the command of Vice Admiral Lile was spotted at Reval in the evening of 17 June.<ref>Journal, p. 404</ref> Together with 15 other Russian ships led by Peter I, ''Poltava'' for 13 hours chased the Swedish squadron. The pursuit was fruitless and the squadron returned to Reval.<ref>Myshlaevsky, p. 384</ref> On 4 August, ''Poltava'' left Reval,<ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Шельтинга к Государю с корабля Полтава, 1714 года, августа 4 (Letter from Schelting to the Emperor sent from the ship Poltava, 1714, August 4)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|author = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 544|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> arrived to Helsinki on 14 August,<ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Шельтинга к графу Апраксину с корабля Полтава из Гельсингфорса, 1714 года, августа 16 (Letter from Schelting to Apraksin sent from the ship Poltava at Helsingfors, 1714, August 16)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 557|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> and on 24 August departed to Kronstadt for overwintering.<ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо Государя к Апраксину с корабля Св. Екатерина из Гельсингфорса, 1714 года, августа 24 (Letter from the Emperor to Apraksin sent from the ship St. Catherine at Helsingfors, 1714, August 1924)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 558|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
=== Campaigns of 1715–1717 ===
On 4 July 1715, within the squadron of Admiral Apraksin (30 ships and 40 galleys) ''Poltava'' left Kronstadt and on 8 July arrived in Reval to join the Anglo-Dutch fleet of Admiral [[John Norris (Royal Navy officer)|John Norris]].<ref>Veselago (1875) p. 274</ref> As Norris has not arrived there yet, the Russian fleet cruised between the nearby islands,<ref>Veselago (1875) p. 275</ref> and on 24 July met Norris at Reval.<ref>{{cite book|title = Выписка из письма графа Апраксина к князю М. Голицыну, 1715 года, июля 30 (An extract from a letter from Apraksin to Golitsyn, 1715, July 30)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 655|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> After 3 weeks, part of the fleet led by Apraksin left Reval, and nine ships, including ''Poltava'', stayed in Reval for the winter.<ref>{{cite book|title = Письмо графа Апраксина к Крюйсу из Ревеля, 1715 года, августа 12 (Letter from Apraksin to Cruys sent from Reval, 1715, August 1912)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835487/rsl01003835487.pdf|editor = Elagin C|work = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = I|page = 661|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041314/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835487%2Frsl01003835487.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>Veselago (1875) p. 276</ref>
On 27 January 1716, Peter I included ''Poltava'' in the squadron of Captain Commander Sievers for sailing to [[Copenhagen]] to join the Danish fleet and the Russian warships stationed in England and Denmark. For several reasons, the departure was delayed by several months.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Указ Государя капитан-командору Сиверсу, 1716 года, января 27 (Emperor's order to captain commander Sievers, 1716, January 1927)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 7|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>Veselago (1875) p. 284</ref> A Swedish squadron appeared near Copenhagen, and thus between 20 April and 12 May 1716 ''Poltava'' and Reval squadron cruised in the [[Baltic Sea]]. After the retreat of the Swedish ships the Russian squadron departed for Copenhagen and arrived there on 19 July.<ref>Veselago (1875) p. 286</ref> From 5 to 14 August, ''Poltava'' cruised in the Baltic Sea as part of the combined Russian, Danish, English and Dutch fleet,<ref>Anderson, p. 174</ref> and on 22 October returned to Reval.
Between 4 June and 16 July 1717, ''Poltava'' was part of a squadron of 14 battleships led by Admiral [[Fyodor Apraksin]]. It cruised off the Swedish coast and covered landing of Russian troops on the island of [[Gotland]].<ref>Anderson, p. 179</ref><ref>Veselago (1875) p. 299</ref> In early August of the same year, while chasing a Swedish 6-gun ship,<ref>Veselago (1875) pp. 300, 301</ref> ''Poltava'' ran aground and was sent for reparations to St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из донесения барона де-Би к Генеральным штатам Соединённых Нидерланд, 1717 года, августа 2 (13) (An extract from the report of Baron de Bi to the States of the United Netherlands, 1717, August 2 (13))|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 241|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = Письмо графа Апраксина к Государю, 1717 года, августа 26 (Letter from Count Apraksin to the Emperor), 1717, August 1926|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 241|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
=== Further service ===
From the end of July 1718 to 1719 the hull of ''Poltava'' was refitted at the St. Petersburg Admiralty under the direction of shipwright Blaise-Antoine Pangalo.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к графу Апраксину из С. Петербурга, 1718 года, июля 21 (An extract from a letter from Cruys to Count Apraksin sent from St. Petersburg, 1718, July 21)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 294|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Крюйса к Государю из С. Петербурга, 1718 года, июля 28 (An extract from a letter from Cruys to the Emperor sent from St. Petersburg, 1718, July 28)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 296|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="V9">Veselago (1872) p. 9</ref> In April 1720, she sailed to Kronstadt,<ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Чернышёва к графу Апраксину, 1720 года, апреля 1 (An extract from a letter from Chernyshev to Count Apraksin, 1720, April 1)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 459|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> and in June, within the squadron of Captain Commander Fangoft (9 ships), went to Reval.<ref>Veselago (1875) p. 338</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Фангофта к графу Апраксину, 1720 года, июля 2 (An extract from a letter from Fangoft to Count Apraksin, 1720, July 2)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 498|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref>
On 5 May 1721, together with seven line ships, ''Poltava'' participated in the cruise operations in the Baltic Sea.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Фандельдина к графу Апраксину из Ревеля, 1721 года, мая 8 (Extract from a letter from Fandeldin to Count Apraksin sent from Reval, 1721, May 8)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 574|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = Выписка из письма Фангофта к князю Меншикову с корабля Перл от Наргена, 1721 года, мая 4 (An extract from a letter from Fangoft to Prince Menshikov sent from the ship Pearl at Nargen, 1721, May 4)|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003835000/rsl01003835486/rsl01003835486.pdf|editor = Elagin S.|journal = Материалы для истории русскаго флота|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1865|volume = II|page = 571|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041347/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003835000%2Frsl01003835486%2Frsl01003835486.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>Anderson, p. 203</ref> On 9 May, during a heavy storm at Cape Dagerort, her masts were severely damaged,<ref>Anderson, p. 204</ref> and the ship was left behind by the squadron. After 8 days, on 17 May, ''Poltava'' arrived in Reval and was sent for repairs to Kronstadt. In 1722–1723 the ship was used for crew training in the Gulf of Finland and after 1723 stayed in harbors. In early 1724 the Admiralty Board assesses the ship as capable to sailing, yet too old and unreliable for a military campaign.<ref>Dan, p. 189</ref> Thus on 13 May 1725, her guns were moved to the ship ''Moscow''.<ref>{{cite book|title = Извлечение из журналов адмиралтейств-коллегии 1725 г., от мая 13 (Extract from the journals of the Admiralty Board of 1725, May 13) |url = http://runivers.ru/lib/detail.php?ID=142805|place= St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1875|volume = V|page = 140}}</ref> From 1726 the ship was considered unfit because of its age<ref>{{cite book|title = Указ адмиралтейств-коллегии в Кронштадт к вице-адмиралу Сиверсу, 1726 года, марта 12 (Order of the Admiralty Board to Vice Admiral Sievers in Kronstadt, 1726, March 12) |url = http://runivers.ru/lib/detail.php?ID=142805|place= St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1875|volume = V|page = 195}}</ref> and spent the next two years in Kronstadt waiting for repairs.<ref>{{cite book|title = Рапорт Сиверса к князю Меншикову о флоте Е. И. В. при Кронштадте, 1727 года, июня 5 (Report of Sivers to Prince Menshikov on the navy in Kronstadt, 1727, June 5) |url = http://runivers.ru/lib/detail.php?ID=142805|place= St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1875|volume = V|page = 397}}</ref> On 16 January 1729, ''Poltava'', together with ''Neptunus'', ''Saint Alexander'', ''Revel'', ''Ingermanland'' and ''Moscow'', was deemed irreparable<ref>{{cite book|title = Выписки из журналов адмиралтейств-коллегии, 1729 год, от января 16 (Excerpts from the journals of the Admiralty Board, 1729, from January 16) |url = http://runivers.ru/lib/detail.php?ID=142805|place= St. Petersburg.|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1875|volume = V|page = 722}}</ref> and dismantled after 1732.<ref name="V9" />
== Modeling and legacy ==
[[File:The Soviet Union 1971 CPA 4076 stamp (Russian Ship of the Line Poltava, 1712).jpg|thumb|upright|The Soviet post stamp featuring ''Poltava''.]]
[[File:RR5117-0007R 300-летие Российского флота.gif|thumb|left|The 100-ruble commemorative coin featuring ''Poltava'', Peter I and the Admiralty]]
Detailed modeling of ''Poltava'' is classed to the highest category of complexity<ref name="BP3" /> and is carried out only by a few designers, though primitive copies appear in the open sale.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://auction.meta.ua/item/3160484.htm|title = Макет первого линейного корабля "Полтава" (Model of the first battleship Poltava)| accessdate = 18 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sudomodel.com/|title = Special Scale Models|accessdate = 18 September 2009}}</ref> One of the first detailed models of Poltava was built by V. P. Dubensky in 1:50 scale.<ref>Dubensky, pp. 6–13</ref> A 1:36 model is being built since October 2007 by the Guild of Modelers of St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://sailmodel.ru/poltava/index.htm|title = Реконструкция "Полтавы", выполненная Гильдией судомоделистов Санкт-Петербурга (Reconstruction of Poltava)|accessdate = 18 September 2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Another version was started in 2008 based on newly discovered original drawings of the ship.<ref name="ship">{{cite web|url = http://www.shipmodels.com.ua/rus/models/elite/poltava_baranov/index.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150614014401/http://www.shipmodels.com.ua/rus/models/elite/poltava_baranov/index.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 14 June 2015|title = Модель Линейного корабля "Полтава" (The model of the battleship Poltava)|language=Russian| accessdate = 21 June 2018}}</ref>
On 29 May 2018 a full-sized replica on ''Poltava'' was launched at the St Petersburg Yacht club. She is intended to form the centrepiece of a new shipbuilding museum.<ref name="SPYC">{{cite web |title=Торжественный спуск на воду линейного корабля "Полтава" |url=http://yacht-club-spb.com/kalendar/2018/maj-2018/spusk-korablya-poltava-na-vodu |publisher=St Petersburg Yacht Club |accessdate=21 June 2018 |language=Russian |date=27 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Tass">{{cite news |title=Peter the Great's Poltava battleship replica floated out in St. Petersburg |url=http://tass.com/society/1006758 |accessdate=21 June 2018 |agency=TASS, Moscow}}</ref><ref name="Mammoet">{{cite web |title=Mammoet successfully launches Peter the Great's Poltava battleship replica |url=https://www.mammoet.com/news/mammoet-launches-peter-the-greats-poltava-battleship-replica/ |publisher=Mammoet |accessdate=21 June 2018}}</ref>
After dismantling of ''Poltava'', its name was transferred from ship to ship 7 times.<ref>{{cite web|author = Kalanov NA|url = http://flot.com/mess/kalanst1.htm|title = Имена Петровских кораблей (The names of Peter's ships)|accessdate = 14 September 2009}}</ref> In 1971, the Soviet Post issued a stamp of 10 [[Ruble|kopeks]] featuring the ship.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.shipandship.chat.ru/post/post18.htm|title = Poltava, 1971|accessdate = 14 September 2009}}</ref> In 1996, to honor the 300 anniversary of the Russian Navy, the [[Bank of Russia]] produced a series of 15 commemorative coins, each dedicated to one ship of the Russian fleet. The [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of a 100-ruble coin depicted ''Poltava'', Peter I and the Admiralty.<ref>{{cite journal|author = Andrew Baranowski|url = http://rosvesty.ru/1899/culture/?id=3491|title =Денежное путешествие (Cash Journey)|accessdate = 14 September 2009|journal=Российские Вести|volume=1899|issue=2|date=30 January 2008}}</ref>
[[File:День ВМФ 2020 СПб. Парусный линейный корабль Полтава.jpg|thumb|right|2018 full-sized replica of ''Poltava'']]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book|author = Anderson RC|title = Naval Wars in the Baltic|place = London|year = 1969}}
*{{cite book|author = Bykhovskii IA|title = Петровские корабелы (Peter's shipbuilders)|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Судостроение|year = 1982}}
*{{cite book|author1=Dan, John|title=История Российского флота в царствование Петра Великого (History of the Russian Navy in the reign of Peter the Great)|place = St. Petersburg|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf7yAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2 March 2011|year=1999|work=Историческая иллюстрация|isbn=9785895660065 }}
*{{cite journal|author = Dubensky, VP|title = Балтийский первенец Петра. Oпыт реконструкции декора линейного корабля "Полтава". (The first Baltic ship of Peter. Experience of reconstructing decor of battleship ''Poltava'')| journal = Naval Collection |issue = 1|place = Moscow|year = 2000|volume = 5}}
*{{cite book |title =Журнал, или Поденная записка блаженныя и вечныя достойныя памяти государя императора Петра Великого (Journal, or notes of Emperor Peter the Great) |url =http://dlib.rsl.ru/download.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003341000/rsl01003341321/rsl01003341321.pdf |publisher =Academy of Sciences |year =1770 |volume =1 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite book|author = Matveeva TM|title = Убранство русских кораблей (The decor of the Russian ships)|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Судостроение|year = 1979}}
*{{cite book|author = Myshlaevsky AZ|title = Пётр Великий. Война в Финляндии в 1712–1714 годах. Совместная операция сухопутной армии, галерного и корабельного флотов (Peter the Great. The war in Finland in 1712–1714). Joint operation of the army, and the ship's galley fleets|url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=/rsl01003000000/rsl01003549000/rsl01003549446/rsl01003549446.pdf|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Military Printing|year = 1896|access-date = 2019-05-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318041424/http://dlib.rsl.ru/view.php?path=%2Frsl01003000000%2Frsl01003549000%2Frsl01003549446%2Frsl01003549446.pdf|archive-date = 2012-03-18|url-status = dead}}
*{{cite book|author = Veselago FF |title = Список русских военных судов с 1668 по 1860 год (List of Russian warships from 1668 to 1860)|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Marine Ministry|year = 1872}}
*{{cite book|author = Veselago FF |title = Очерк русской морской истории (Essays on Russian naval history)|place = St. Petersburg|publisher = Demakov Printing House|year = 1875|volume = I}}
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