Russian frigate Sankt Nikolai
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The Russian frigate Sankt Nikolai was sunk in the Baltic Gulf of Finland in the Battle of Svensksund in 1790. She was found in 1948 almost intact in the sea bottom outside the modern city of Kotka. Over 2300 objects have been recovered from her hull by divers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
References
- [http://wreck.ru/histori_sv_nikolai2.html Фрегат Св. Николай] (in Russian)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150802131532/http://www.nba.fi/en/cultural_environment/archaeological_heritage/official_protection/st_nikolai St. Nikolai]
- {{cite book |first=John|last=Tredrea|first2=Eduard|last2=Sozaev|title=Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696–1860|publisher=Seaforth|year=2010|isbn=978-1-84832-058-1}}
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Category:Frigates of the Imperial Russian Navy
Category:Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea
Category:Shipwrecks of Finland
Category:Maritime incidents in 1790
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