Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Nordstjernan' (1703)

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Nordstjernan
Nordstjärman
Nominal Guns	70	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1703	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	25.4.1715	NWB

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Swedish fot47.504 (155′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth42' 0"Swedish fot12.4698 (40′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 6"Swedish fot5.839 (19′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 544 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (509.728 lbs 231.2544 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck26 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Swedish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Swedish 8-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1709Kaptenref:7731714Extra Ordinarie Kaptenref:773

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1714Överlöjtnantref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
22.4.1715Battle of Fehmarnbelt

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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