Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Bremen' (1705)

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Bremen
Nominal Guns	68	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	20.10.1705	SSL
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up to Rebuild	1748	W006
Becomes	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Bremen' (1749) (68) 1749-1781 Swedish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Swedish fot44.8319 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"Swedish fot11.5791 (37′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"Swedish fot5.3018 (17′ 4″ Imperial)

Armament

1705Broadside Weight = 462 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (432.894 lbs 196.3962 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Swedish 6-Pounder

1713Broadside Weight = 471 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (441.327 lbs 200.2221 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Swedish 3-Pounder

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1715Underlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
4.10.17102nd Battle of Koge Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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