Name Svärdet Laid down 1662 Class and type Regalskepp Construction started 1662 | Ordered c. 1660 In service 1663 – 1676 Length 48 m Beam 12 m | |
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Fate Sunk in Battle of Öland, 1676 | ||
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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.
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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.