Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Prinsessan Hedvig Sofia' (1686)

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Prinsessan Hedvig Sofia ➡ 1694 Karlskrona
Nominal Guns	70	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1686	W006
Shipyard	Kalmar - Småland	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up	1730	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck153' 0"Swedish fot45.4257 (149′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"Swedish fot11.5791 (37′ 11″ Imperial)
Draught Aft18' 0"Swedish fot5.3442 (17′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

1686Broadside Weight = 498 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (466.626 lbs 211.6998 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck24 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700497 W006
1715460 W006

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1689Kaptenref:7731700Kaptenref:7731712Kaptenref:773

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.6.1715 - 1716Extra Ordinarie Underlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Renamed Karlskrona

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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