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The action of 22 July 1713 was a naval battle between Sweden and Russia which took place on 22 July 1713 near the shallows of Kalbådagrund. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War.
A small Swedish squadron led by Commander Carl Raab consisting of three ships of the line encountered on 10 July 1713 a much larger Russian squadron near Hogland who gave chase to the Swedes withdrawing towards west.
Early on the 11 July, faster Russian ships had gained the Swedish squadron and reached firing distance. Intense fighting took place near Kalbådagrund and Yttre Hällkallan shallows. During the fight, Raab's flagship Ösel run aground but could swiftly detach itself and rejoin the fight. Three Russian ships following also run aground, one of them so badly that it could not be pulled free and had to be torched. Swedish ships had suffered only superficial damage and withdrew to Helsinki while the Russian squadron lost a 50-gun ship of the line Viborg.
Sweden (Swedish Navy) - Naval Sailor Service 1713 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Ösel (56)
1683-1718 Swedish 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Fleet Flagship ran aground but got off and continued fight | ||
| Name : Estland (56)
1683-1733 Swedish 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Verden (52)
1706-1754 Swedish 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
Russia (Baltic Sea Fleet) - Naval Sailor Service 1657-1727 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Poltava (54)
1712-1732 Russian 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Riga (54)
1708-1717 Swedish 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Sviatoi Antonii (50)
1711-1716 Russian 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Randolf (50)
1712-1728 Russian 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Pernov (50)
1710-1721 Russian 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | John WalrondRussian Naval Sailor Service 1672-1713 | ||
| Name : Viborg (40)
1707-1713 Swedish 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Burnt ran aground and burnt | ||
| Name : Esperans (40)
1712-1740 Russian 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : Sviatoi Pavel (32)
1710-1716 Russian 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : Sviatoi Piotr (32)
1710-1719 Russian 32 Gun 1st Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : Samson (32)
1711-1740 Russian 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : Shtandart (28)
1703-1730 Russian 28 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||