Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Drottning Hedvig Eleonora' (1680)

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Drottning Hedvig Eleonora ➡ 1694 Sverige ➡ 1694 Småland
Nominal Guns	70	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1680	W006
Shipyard	Stockholm	W006
Constructor	Robert TurnerSwedish Ship Builder	SSL
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	1729	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck153' 0"Swedish fot45.4257 (149′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"Swedish fot11.5791 (37′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"Swedish fot5.3018 (17′ 4″ Imperial)

Armament

1680Broadside Weight = 492 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (461.004 lbs 209.1492 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700456 W006
1715460 W006

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1700 - 1.10.1700Extra Ordinarie Underlöjtnantref:77316.7.1711 - 1711Överlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Renamed Sverige
1694Renamed SmålandW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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