Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Ösel' (1683)

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Ösel
Nominal Guns	56	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1683	W006
Shipyard	Riga - Latvia	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	1718	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck132' 6"Swedish fot39.2465 (128′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 3"Swedish fot10.0946 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"Swedish fot4.7504 (15′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1683Broadside Weight = 272 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (254.864 lbs 115.6272 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck16 Swedish 18-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 Swedish 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700311 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1710 - 21.11.1710Extra Ordinarie Kapten†ref:773

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1710 - 1710Extra Ordinarie Underlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
22.7.1713Hogland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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