&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Soviet_Union_1971_CPA_4075_stamp_(Frigate_Oryol,_the_First_Russian-built_Warship,_1668).jpg) 1971 Soviet postage stamp honoring Oryol
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| History | |
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| Launched | May[citation needed] 1668 |
| Commissioned | 1667 |
| In service | 1669 |
| Out of service | 1670 |
| Fate | Captured and burnt, 1670 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 250 tonnes (250 long tons) |
| Length | 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 23 sailors, 35 soldiers |
| Armament | 22 guns |
Oryol (Russian: Орёл, eagle; also Orel) was a frigate that served in the Russian Navy. It was commissioned by Tsar Alexis I to protect Russian trading ships on the Caspian Sea and became the first Russian-built warship. The ship was built between 1667 and 1669 by the developing shipyard in Dedinovo on the Oka River.[1] Although Oryol was captured and burned in 1670, it has achieved lasting importance as a symbol of the birth of Russian naval power.
Oryol is often considered the first Russian sailing ship of Western European type, even though Frederick (or Friedrich) was built in 1636 in Nizhny Novgorod. However, Frederick sailed in the service of Holstein-Gottorp, not Russia, having been constructed as a joint venture using Russian labor and materials, but Holstein funds and expertise.[2]