Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1667)

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Mars
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Purchased	1667	W006
Shipyard	Lübeck	W006
Constructor	Henrik BremerSwedish Ship Builder	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	1.7.1677	W006
Becomes	Danish First Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1677) (70) 1677-1717 Danish 70 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Swedish fot43.0505 (141′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"Swedish fot11.2822 (37′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1675Broadside Weight = 475 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (445.075 lbs 201.9225 kg)ref:751
Gun Deck16 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Swedish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck22 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 8-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck13 Swedish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1677430 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
25.5.1676Battle of Bornholm
1.6.1676Battle of Öland
1.7.1677Battle of Køge Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:751Eric Nielsen, Web Site

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