''Rurik'' (Рюрик) was a steam-powered frigate of the

Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from ...

. She was ordered by the Senate of the

Grand Duchy of Finland The Grand Duchy of Finland ( fi, Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta; sv, Storfurstendömet Finland; russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, , all of which literally translate as Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecess ...

for the Finnish naval equipage ''(Suomen Meriekipaasi)''. She was named in honour of Rurik, the semi-legendary founder of ancient Russia. ''Rurik'' was designed by Johan Eberhard von Schantz. She was built in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

at Gamla Warfsbolaget i Åbo and launched in October 1851. At the time of her construction she was the largest ship ever built in Finland. The Scottish engineer William Crichton was recruited to supervise construction of the steam engine.Keisarin messinkilelu oli antimagneettinen erikoisuus
('' Turun Sanomat'') Later he took over the engine builder Cowie & Ericsson and renamed it W:m Crichton & C:o. Although financed by Finns, the ship ended up serving as an

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to the Russian Imperial Yacht. She survived the

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included the ...

, and later served in the Russian Baltic Fleet.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rurik Ships of the Imperial Russian Navy Naval ships of Finland Ships built in Turku Naval ships of Russia 1851 ships

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