Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hessen Cassel' (1752)

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Service 1793-1814
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(1671)
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Hessen Cassel ➡ 1778 Hertig Ferdinand
Nominal Guns	60	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Previously	Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hessen Cassel' (1731) (64) 1731-1751 Swedish 64 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Acquired	1752	W006
Shipyard	Stockholm	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sold	1803	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck153' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)90.8514 (298′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 6"Swedish Aln (Feet)24.6427 (80′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)11.2822 (37′ 0″ Imperial)

Service History

DateEventSource
1778Renamed Hertig FerdinandW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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