Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Månen' (1654)

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Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1786)
Lutine (32) 1793-1799
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Eurydice (24) 1781-1834
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1781)
Topaze (32) 1793-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Lively (Unknown) 1784-1784
British Unknown Gun
Unrated Cutter
(1784)
La Manche (20) 1800-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1800)
Eurydice (24) 1781-1834
British 24 Gun
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Månen
Halvmånen
Nominal Guns	46	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Purchased	1654	W006
First Commissioned	1655	W006
Shipyard	Västervik	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Scuttled	1698	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck122' 6"Swedish fot36.3028 (119′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 4"Swedish fot8.907 (29′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"Swedish fot4.1566 (13′ 7″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:287
Burthen650Ton

Armament

1655Broadside Weight = 186 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (174.282 lbs 79.0686 kg)W006
Gun Deck22 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 3-Pounder

8.1658Broadside Weight = 215 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (201.455 lbs 91.3965 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Swedish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Swedish 14-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Swedish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Swedish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1657166 W006
1658149 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1689Amiralitetskaptenref:773

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1657Battle of Falsterbo
1658Refitted as a 40 gun Fourth Rate Ship
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound
1675

Rebuilt

ref:287

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:287Jan Glete, Document

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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