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''Svärdet'' ( Swedish: "the sword") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the
Battle of Öland The Battle of Öland was a naval battle between an allied Danish- Dutch fleet and the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, off the east coast of Öland on 1 June 1676. The battle was a part of the Scanian War (1675–79) fought for supremacy over ...
during the
Scanian War The Scanian War (; ; ; ) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Electorate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and Swedish Empire, Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish ...
, with most of its crew.


History

''Svärdet'' was, during the
Scanian War The Scanian War (; ; ; ) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Electorate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and Swedish Empire, Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish ...
, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the
Battle of Öland The Battle of Öland was a naval battle between an allied Danish- Dutch fleet and the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, off the east coast of Öland on 1 June 1676. The battle was a part of the Scanian War (1675–79) fought for supremacy over ...
. 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 A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Fireships were used to great effect against wooden ships throughout naval military history up until the adv ...
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 ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. ...
.


General characteristics

*Displacement: 1700 tonnes *Length: 47.5 meters *Width: 12.5 meters *Armament: 86 cannons **12 36-pounders (lower gun deck) **4 30-pounders (lower gun deck) **14 24-pounders (lower gun deck) **26 12-pounders (upper gun deck) **4 8-pounders (upper gun deck) **20 8-pounders (weather deck) **6 3-pounders (weather deck) *Crew: 650 (both sailors and soldiers)


See also

* ''Vasa'', a Swedish warship which foundered and sank in 1628, was rediscovered in 1956, and was subsequently recovered * ''Kronan'', a Swedish warship that foundered in rough weather in 1676, was rediscovered in 1980, with artefacts on display in Kalmar County Museum * ''Mars'', a Swedish warship which sank in 1564, and was rediscovered in 2011, and is under active exploration


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Discovery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Svardet Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea Maritime incidents in 1676 1660s ships Ships of the line Age of Sail ships of Sweden Shipwrecks of Sweden