&sq=&lang=&file=File:Russian_Sloop-of-War_Neva.jpg) The Russian ship Neva visits Kodiak, Alaska
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Thames |
| Launched | 1801 |
| Fate | Sold 1802 |
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| Name | Thames |
| Acquired | 1802 by purchase |
| Renamed | Neva in 1803 |
| Fate | Wrecked Sitka, Alaska, 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 370 bm |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 43 |
| Armament | 14 guns |
Neva (Russian: Нева) was the British merchant ship Thames, launched in 1801, that the Russians bought in 1803, and renamed Neva. She participated in two trips to the Far East, the first of which was the first Russian circumnavigation of the world. She was wrecked in January 1813.