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![]() A painting by Claus Møinichen ca. 1686 of the
Battle of Öland. Svärdet is the rightmost Swedish ship, with two Danish ships on either side of her.
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History | |
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Name | Svärdet |
Ordered | c. 1660 |
Laid down | 1662 |
In service | 1663–1676 |
Fate | Sunk in Battle of Öland, 1676 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Regalskepp |
Tons burthen | 1700 tonnes |
Length | 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft) |
Draught | 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in) |
Troops | 220 |
Complement | 400 |
Armament |
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Svärdet ( Swedish: "the sword") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War, with most of its crew. [1] [2]
Svärdet was, during the Scanian War, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the Battle of Öland. [1] She was surrounded early in the battle, and fought for two hours until her main mast was destroyed and the ship surrendered. Before the surrounding enemies could board Svärdet, a Dutch fireship accidentally set her ablaze. The fire eventually reached the gunpowder store, which set off an explosion that sank the ship. Only about 50 of a crew of nearly 650 men survived. [2]
On 15 November 2011, it was announced that a wreck believed to be Svärdet had been found by divers off the island coast of Öland. [3] [4]
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Norwegian. (November 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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![]() A painting by Claus Møinichen ca. 1686 of the
Battle of Öland. Svärdet is the rightmost Swedish ship, with two Danish ships on either side of her.
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History | |
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Name | Svärdet |
Ordered | c. 1660 |
Laid down | 1662 |
In service | 1663–1676 |
Fate | Sunk in Battle of Öland, 1676 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Regalskepp |
Tons burthen | 1700 tonnes |
Length | 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft) |
Draught | 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in) |
Troops | 220 |
Complement | 400 |
Armament |
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Svärdet ( Swedish: "the sword") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War, with most of its crew. [1] [2]
Svärdet was, during the Scanian War, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the Battle of Öland. [1] She was surrounded early in the battle, and fought for two hours until her main mast was destroyed and the ship surrendered. Before the surrounding enemies could board Svärdet, a Dutch fireship accidentally set her ablaze. The fire eventually reached the gunpowder store, which set off an explosion that sank the ship. Only about 50 of a crew of nearly 650 men survived. [2]
On 15 November 2011, it was announced that a wreck believed to be Svärdet had been found by divers off the island coast of Öland. [3] [4]