Swedish Sixth Rate brigantine 'Kräftan' (1703)
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Kräftan
18649
Nominal Guns
14
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Nationality
Sweden
Operator
Swedish Navy
Acquired
1703
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Shipyard
Karlskrona -
Blekinge
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Category
Sixth Rate
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Ship Type
Brigantine
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Captured
1712
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Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
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Length of Gundeck
90' 0"
Swedish fot
26.721 (87′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth
18' 6"
Swedish fot
5.5669 (18′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold
5' 0"
Swedish fot
1.4845 (4′ 10″ Imperial)
Armament
1703
Broadside Weight = 21 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (19.677 lbs 8.9271 kg)
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Gun Deck
14 Swedish 3-Pounder
1 Ship Commander
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
1704
Kapten
Erik Ahlfort
Swedish
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1707
ref:773
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Name
Author
Type
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Sailing Warships
Teemu Koivumaki
,
Web Site
ref:773
Biografica: flottan - en matrikel över flottans officerare 1687-1721.
Bengt Nilsson
,
Web Site
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