Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Södermanland' (1693)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
Update
Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
Update Unité Class (1793)
Update
Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
Update
Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
Added
Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
Added
Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Added
Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
See more...

Recent Comments

Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert WardlawBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1807
William MaxwellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798-1809
George GoochBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1809-1821
John Altham CumberlegeBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1800-1802
Patrick BurtBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1793-1802
Peter SampsonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1791-1803
Dover Castle (Unknown) 1798-1813
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1798)
Charlton (Unknown) 1799-1809
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1799)
Duke of Montrose (26) 1785-1808
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1785)
See more...

Södermanland
Nominal Guns	52	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1693	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	25.4.1715	NWB

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck136' 0"Swedish fot40.3784 (132′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"Swedish fot10.0946 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"Swedish fot5.0473 (16′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

1693Broadside Weight = 310 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (290.47 lbs 131.781 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck22 Swedish 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Swedish 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Swedish 6-Pounder

1700Broadside Weight = 287 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (268.919 lbs 122.0037 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck22 Swedish 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Swedish 4-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700450 W006

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1700 - 1701Kaptenref:7741703Kaptenref:773

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1712 - 22.8.1713Underlöjtnantref:7731715 - 25.4.1715Löjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
22.4.1715Battle of Fehmarnbelt

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

ref:774 Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

GDPR Statement