Swedish hemmema 'Styrburn' (1790)

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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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Styrburn
Nominal Guns	26	SSF1756-91
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Launched	1790	SSF1756-91
How acquired	Purpose built	SSF1756-91
Shipyard	Djurgården - Stockholm	RWAS
Constructor	Frederik Henrik af ChapmanSwedish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1785	RWAS
Category	Unrated	SSF1756-91
Ship Type	Hemmema	SSF1756-91
Captured	21.4.1808	RWAS
Becomes	Russian Sixth Rate rowing frigate 'Storbiorn' (1808) (26) 1808-1817 Russian 26 Gun 6th Rate Rowing Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSF1756-91
Length of Gundeck146'Swedish Aln (Feet)86.7013 (284′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth36'Swedish Aln (Feet)21.4263 (70′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10'Swedish Aln (Feet)5.938 (19′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1790Broadside Weight = 444 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (416.028 lbs 188.7444 kg)SSF1756-91
Gun Deck24 Swedish 36-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 12-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
9.7.1790Battle of Svensksund
3.1808Siege of Sveaborg

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

SSF1756-91Oscar Nikula, Book

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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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