Swedish Third Rate ship of the line 'Rättvisan' (1783)

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Rättvisan
Nominal Guns	62	W006
Nationality	Sweden
Operator	Swedish Navy
Keel Laid Down	19.7.1783	RWAS
Launched	2.9.1783	RWAS
How acquired	Purpose built	RWAS
Shipyard	Karlskrona	W006
Designed by	Frederik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808)	W006
Constructor	Frederik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808)	RWAS
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	3.7.1790	W006
Becomes	Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Retvizan' (1790) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck167' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)99.1646 (325′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth45' 9"Swedish Aln (Feet)26.8101 (87′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 6"Swedish Aln (Feet)11.3152 (37′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1783Broadside Weight = 594 Swedish pound (Skålpund) (556.578 lbs 252.5094 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck28 Swedish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Swedish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Swedish 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
17.7.1788Battle of Hogland
3.7.1790Taken by Iziaslav (66)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

W006TeemuWeb Site

RWASJohn Tredrea and Eduard SozaevBook

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