Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Prins Fredrik Adolf' (1774)

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Prins Fredrik Adolf
Nominal Guns	64	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	20.9.1774	SSL
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Designed by	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	ref:1638
Constructor	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	SSL
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	1825	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Swedish fot50.1761 (164′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth45' 6"Swedish fot13.7168 (44′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 0"Swedish fot6.2349 (20′ 5″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSL
Burthen2,045Ton

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 578 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (541.586 lbs 245.7078 kg)SSL
Lower Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Swedish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Swedish 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1779

Neutrality patrol North Sea

ref:1638
17.7.1788Battle of Hogland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1638Daniel G. Harris, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Paul Fields on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 03:18

This one has the Aln to Fot problem too, found a different Swedish ship list that has 12-6 pound Quarterdeck/Forecastle guns as one possible configuration, but it also lists 567 crew.

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