Swedish First Rate ship of the line 'Enigheten' (1696)

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Enigheten
Nominal Guns	96	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	9.6.1696	SSL
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Constructor	Charles SheldonSwedish Ship Builder Service 1665-1739	SSL
Category	First Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up to Rebuild	1730	W006
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Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck175' 0"Swedish fot51.9575 (170′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 0"Swedish fot13.0636 (42′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 0"Swedish fot6.2349 (20′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1696Broadside Weight = 802 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (751.474 lbs 340.9302 kg)W006
Gun Deck56 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck28 Swedish 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Swedish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1696795 W006
1700705 W006
1715750 W006

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1699/1700 - 4.6.1700Underlöjtnantref:7732.5.1700 - 1700Överlöjtnantref:7731716Överlöjtnantref:773

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54) 1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl Fitzwilliam' (1786) (26) 1786-1799 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:32	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Theseus' (1786) (74) 1786-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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