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

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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

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