Swedish Fifth Rate frigate 'Eugénie' (1844)

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Eugénie
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Acquired	1844	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Broken Up to Rebuild	1871	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck157' 3"Swedish Aln (Feet)93.2292 (305′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 8"Swedish Aln (Feet)24.7417 (81′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 6"Swedish Aln (Feet)10.7255 (35′ 2″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSL
Burthen1,360Ton

Armament

1844Broadside Weight = 400 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (374.8 lbs 170.04 kg)W006
Gun Deck6 Swedish 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck26 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Swedish 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1851 - 1853KaptenE-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Posted by Teresa A Mercier on Monday 21st of March 2022 00:57

The Fregatten Eugenies (1844) was the first Swedish warship to circumnavigate the globe, 1851-1853, under the command of Captain Christian Adolf Virgin.

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