Engineering:Svärdet
 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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| Name: | Svärdet |
| Ordered: | c. 1660 |
| Laid down: | 1662 |
| In service: | 1663 – 1676 |
| Fate: | Sunk in Battle of Öland, 1676 |
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| 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]
History
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]
General characteristics
- Displacement: 1700 tonnes[2]
- Length: 47.5 meters[2]
- Width: 12.5 meters[2]
- Armament: 86 cannons[2]
- 12 36-pounders (lower gun deck)
- 4 30-pounders (lower gun deck)
- 14 24-pounders (lower gun deck)
- 26 12-pounders (upper gun deck)
- 4 8-pounders (upper gun deck)
- 20 8-pounders (weather deck)
- 6 3-pounders (weather deck)
- Crew: 650 (both sailors and soldiers)[2]
See also
- Vasa, a Swedish warship which foundered and sank in 1628, was rediscovered in 1956, and was subsequently recovered
- Kronan, a Swedish warship that foundered in rough weather in 1676, was rediscovered in 1980, with artefacts on display in Kalmar County Museum
- Mars, a Swedish warship which sank in 1564, and was rediscovered in 2011, and is under active exploration
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Munck, Anders (16 November 2011). "Mångmiljonvärden kan finnas ombord på Svärdet" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119005002/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article13944778.ab. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Svärdet" (in Swedish). Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424061904/http://www.sjohistoriska.se/sv/Kusten-runt/Marinarkeologi/Vrak-i-Ostersjon/Svardet/. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ Munck, Anders (15 November 2011). "Regalskeppet Svärdet hittat utanför Öland" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111117183800/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article13939267.ab. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "Skeppet Svärdet funnet utanför Öland" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119005727/http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/skeppet-svardet-funnet-utanfor-oland. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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