Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Finland' (1685)

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Finland
Nominal Guns	68	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Previously	Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Venus' (1667) (68) 1667-1685 Swedish 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Acquired	1685	W006
Shipyard	Karlshamn - Blekinge	SSL
Constructor	Thomas DaySwedish Ship Builder	SSL
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Scuttled	1706	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck150' 0"Swedish fot44.535 (146′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"Swedish fot11.2398 (36′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"Swedish fot4.7504 (15′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1685Broadside Weight = 343 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (321.391 lbs 145.8093 kg)W006
Gun Deck24 Swedish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck24 Swedish 8-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Swedish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Swedish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1677350 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1689Kaptenref:773

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SSLJan-Erik Karlsson, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

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