Swedish Fourth Rate frigate 'Desirée' (1843)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1745)
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Desirée
Nominal Guns	60	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1843	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1862	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck177' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)105.1026 (344′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 6"Swedish Aln (Feet)27.951 (91′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 2"Swedish Aln (Feet)12.5688 (41′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen2,204Ton

Armament

1843Broadside Weight = 900 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (843.3 lbs 382.59 kg)W006
Gun Deck20 Swedish 30-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck40 Swedish 30-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 12th of August 2022 13:29

Late Prof. Jan Glete compiled a Liste
of swedisch SOL, frigates and corvettes
I think it was never published complet

177ft pp
46ft Breite
D 22ft
Displacement 80200

Double-blanked fregate

1 Sw foot=0.2969m
1 Sw inch 24,7mm

Diplacement given in Swedisch cubic Feet (= 0,02617 m3)

Lars O. Berg "Svenska flottans fartyg 1850-1900"
Forum Navale #21 (pppsala 1965)
2085t 52.6 x 13.6x 6.5
6x7in B 40x30p

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