Swedish First Rate ship 'Mars' (1563)

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Mars
Makalös
Nominal Guns	53	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1563	W006
Shipyard	Björkenäs - Värmland	W006
Constructor	Holger OlssonSwedish Ship Builder	W006
Category	First Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk in Action	31.5.1564	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Keel118' 0"Swedish fot35.0342 (114′ 11″ Imperial)
Between Perpendiculars162' 0"Swedish fot48.0978 (157′ 9″ Imperial)
Moulded Breadth45' 6"Swedish fot13.7168 (44′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen700Swedish Last
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSWLto1721
Displacement1,800Ton

Armament

1563Broadside Weight = 364 Imperial Pound (342.643 lbs 155.4464 kg)W006
Gun Deck2 Swedish 48-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 36-Pounder
Gun Deck9 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 9-Pounder
Gun Deck20 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Swedish 3-Pounder
Gun Deck50 Smaller guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1563672 W006

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1564 - 31.5.1564AmiralSW-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
30.5.1564Battle of Öland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SW-WIKI Web Site

SWLto1721Jan Glete, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tom Jensen on Friday 12th of July 2019 05:10

Are the guns of this correct? Checking the source it gives a few more 36-pdrs, 6-pdrs, 18-pdr, 9-pdrs, and 2-pdrs.

Posted by regis on Sunday 9th of September 2018 14:11

just see today a documentary on the discovery of his wreck on "Arte" deutch french TV Channel

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