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 Alexander Nevsky in New York Harbor, 1863. Detail from an illustration in Harper's Weekly.
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| History | |
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 Russian Empire | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Alexander Nevsky |
| Builder | Okhtinskaya shipyard, Saint Petersburg |
| Launched | 21 September 1861 |
| Completed | 14 June 1863 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 25 September 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 51-gun screw frigate |
| Tons burthen | 5,100 bm |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 51 guns |
Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) was a large screw frigate of the Russian Imperial Navy. The ship was designed as part of a challenge being offered by the Russian Empire to the Royal Navy, but was lost in a shipwreck in 1868 while Grand Duke Alexei, son of Tsar Alexander II, was aboard.