Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Göteborg' (1696)

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Göteborg
Nominal Guns	44	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1696	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	25.4.1715	NWB
Becomes	Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Gotteborg' (1715) (50) 1715-1718 Danish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Swedish fot35.628 (116′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"Swedish fot9.7977 (32′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 0"Swedish fot4.4535 (14′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1696Broadside Weight = 177 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (165.849 lbs 75.2427 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck18 Swedish 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Swedish 3-Pounder

1700Broadside Weight = 201 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (188.337 lbs 85.4451 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck20 Swedish 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 Swedish 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700345 W006
1708225 W006

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1707 - 1708Kaptenref:7731710Kaptenref: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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