Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Wachtmeister' (1681)

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Wachtmeister
Nominal Guns	56	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Launched	1681	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Riga - Latvia	W006
Constructor	Francis SheldonBritish Ship Builder Service 1686	RWAS
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	4.6.1719	NWB
Becomes	Russian Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Vakhmeister' (1719) (52) 1719-1728 Russian 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Swedish fot38.597 (126′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"Swedish fot8.907 (29′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"Swedish fot4.602 (15′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1719Broadside Weight = 252 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (236.124 lbs 107.1252 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck16 Swedish 18-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 Swedish 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700311 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1713Kaptenref:773

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1708 - 1709Överlöjtnantref:7731708 - 12.9.1709Extra Ordinarie Underlöjtnantref:77313.9.1709 - 13.4.1710Underlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
24.5.1719Taken by the Russian off Osel
4.6.1719Battle of Osel

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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