Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Amarant' (1653)

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Amarant
Nominal Guns	50	SSL
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Launched	1653	SSL
How acquired	Purpose built	SSL
Shipyard	Skeppsholmen	SSL
Constructor	Gerdt CroonSwedish Ship Builder	SSL
Category	Fourth Rate	SSL
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	SSL
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	SSL
Captured	1.6.1677	SSL
Becomes	Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Amirante' (1677) (46) 1677-1686 Danish 46 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:287
Burthen650Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSL
Length of Gundeck125' 5"Swedish fot37.1719 (121′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 5"Swedish fot8.4988 (27′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"Swedish fot4.1566 (13′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1653Broadside Weight = 196 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (183.652 lbs 83.3196 kg)SSL
Lower Gun Deck18 Swedish 12-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 Swedish 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Swedish 3-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1677 - 1.6.1677AmiralE-WIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1677 - 1.6.1677Överlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1657Battle of Falsterbo
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound
1.6.1677Battle of Møn

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

ref:287Jan Glete, Document

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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