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Retvizan (ship)

At least five ships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Retvizan after the Swedish ship of the line Rättvisan (meaning The Justice) which was captured by the Russians at the Battle of Vyborg Bay in 1790.

  • - Ex-Swedish 62-gun ship of the line sold in 1813.

  • - 74-gun ship of the line hulked in 1824 and broken up in 1833.

  • - 74-gun ship of the line hulked in 1852.

  • - Steam-powered, 81-gun ship of the line stricken in 1880.

  • - Sunk during the Siege of Port Arthur; salvaged and put into service by the Japanese as Hizen. Sunk as a target in 1924.