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List Of Swedish Ships Of The Line
This is a list capital ships of Sweden of the period 1550-1859: List Note: Armament could vary over time. * ''Elefant'' (65), 1558. Wrecked 1564. * ''Finska Svan'' (82), 1559. * ''Svenska Hektor'' (87), c. 1559. Discarded 1590? * ''St Christopher'' (58), 1562. * ''Engel'' (49), 1545. * ''St Erik'' (90), 1559. Discarded 1585. * , also known as ''Makalös'' and ''Jutehatar'' (107), c. 1563. Burnt 1564. * ''Enhörning'' (41), 1564. Discarded 1577 or 1578. * ''Stockholms Hjort'' (53) * ''Förgylta Dufva'' (48), 1564. * ''Hjort'' (50), 1563. * ''Röda Hund'' (44), captured 1562. Sold c. 1572. * ''Brämaren'' (46), 1560s. * ''Lilla Svan'' (50) * ''Lilia'' (44), 1562. Sold 1570. * ''Lilla Hjort'' (40) * ''Bruna Lejon'' (40), captured from Livonia 1563. * ''Röda Gripen'' (37), captured from Livonia 1563. * ''Skotska Pincka'' (56), ex-Danish ''Skotske Pink'', captured from Denmark 1564. Captured by Denmark 1569. * ''Hector'' (38), captured from Denmark 1563. Sunk. * ''Svenska Morian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svärdet
''Svärdet'' (Swedish: "the sword") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War, with most of its crew. History ''Svärdet'' was, during the Scanian War, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the Battle of Öland. She was surrounded early in the battle, and fought for two hours until her main mast was destroyed and the ship surrendered. Before the surrounding enemies could board ''Svärdet'', a Dutch fireship accidentally set her ablaze. The fire eventually reached the gunpowder store, which set off an explosion that sank the ship. Only about 50 of a crew of nearly 650 men survived. On 15 November 2011, it was announced that a wreck believed to be ''Svärdet'' had been found by divers off the island coast of Öland Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Øland'' in other Scandinavian languages, and often ''Oland'' internationally; la, Oelandia) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a federal republic that existed from 1579, during the Dutch Revolt, to 1795 (the Batavian Revolution). It was a predecessor state of the Netherlands and the first fully independent Dutch nation state. The republic was established after seven Dutch provinces in the Spanish Netherlands revolted against rule by Spain. The provinces formed a mutual alliance against Spain in 1579 (the Union of Utrecht) and declared their independence in 1581 (the Act of Abjuration). It comprised Groningen, Frisia, Overijssel, Guelders, Utrecht, Holland and Zeeland. Although the state was small and contained only around 1.5 million inhabitants, it controlled a worldwide network of seafaring trade routes. Through its tradin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |