Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Hercules' (1650)

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Hercules
Nominal Guns	50	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Launched	1650	W006
First Commissioned	1651	W006
How acquired	Built by Contract	W006
Shipyard	Wismar - Mecklenburg	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up to Rebuild	1689	W006
Becomes	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Hercules' (1689) (64) 1689-1710 Swedish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck132' 0"Swedish fot39.1908 (128′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"Swedish fot9.7977 (32′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"Swedish fot5.0473 (16′ 6″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:287
Burthen850Ton

Armament

1651Broadside Weight = 327 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (306.399 lbs 139.0077 kg)W006
Gun Deck6 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Swedish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck18 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck18 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 3-Pounder

8.1658Broadside Weight = 435 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (407.595 lbs 184.9185 kg)W006
Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck20 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 3-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1657Battle of Falsterbo
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:287Jan Glete, Document

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