Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Falken' (1654)

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Falken
Nominal Guns	46	SNH
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Launched	1654	ref:287
First Commissioned	1652	SNH
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:287
Shipyard	Skeppsholmen	SNH
Category	Third Rate	SNH
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1666	ref:287

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:287
Burthen550Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSL
Length of Gundeck120' 6"Swedish fot35.7171 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"Swedish fot8.907 (29′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

1652Broadside Weight = 162 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (151.794 lbs 68.8662 kg)SSL
Gun Deck6 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Swedish 8-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 3-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1657Battle of Falsterbo
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SNHClaes Bernes, Web Site

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

ref:287Jan Glete, Document

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Posted by TopNard on Monday 24th of October 2016 16:53

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