Swedish poyama 'Fröja' (1764)

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Wellesley (Unknown) 1801-1804
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1801)
Nassau (64) 1785-1799
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1786)
Redbridge (14) 1798-1803
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
(1798)
Brunswick (Unknown) 1792-1805
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1792)
Snake (18) 1797-1816
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1797)
Melpomene (38) 1794-1815
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Raisonable (64) 1768-1815
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1768)
Ambuscade (32) 1773-1798
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1773)
Robert BaylisBritish
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Service 1790-1795
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Fröja
Nominal Guns	2	SSL
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1764	SSL
Shipyard	Sveaborg	SSL
Constructor	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	SSL
Category	Unrated	SSL
Ship Type	Poyama	SSL
Captured	24.8.1789	SSL

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSF1756-91
Length of Gundeck80'Swedish Aln (Feet)47.504 (155′ 10″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSL
Length of Gundeck23.8Meters75′ 8″ Imperial
Breadth5.35Meters17′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold1.08Meters3′ 6″ Imperial

Armament

1764Broadside Weight = 36 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (33.732 lbs 15.3036 kg)SSF1756-91
Gun Deck2 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Swedish 3-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSF1756-91Oscar Nikula, Book

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

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Monday 15th of June 2026 16:06	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Wellesley' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1804 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Monday 15th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Nassau' (1785) (64) 1785-1799 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Monday 15th of June 2026 15:58	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Impregnable' (1786) (98) 1786-1799 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Monday 15th of June 2026 13:51	Jon Miller	British schooner 'Redbridge' (1798) (14) 1798-1803 British 14 Gun Unrated Schooner
Monday 15th of June 2026 13:46	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Brunswick' (1792) (Unknown) 1792-1805 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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