THE SWEDISH SHIP KRONAN FIGHTING THE DANES AND THE DUTCH AT THE BATTLE OF OLAND IST JULY 1676 In Gallery / FIGHTING VESSELS

THE SWEDISH SHIP KRONAN FIGHTING THE DANES AND THE DUTCH AT THE BATTLE OF OLAND IST JULY 1676

In her day the Kronan was the largest vessel in all Sweden, nearly 200 feet overall, weighing 2,350 tons and carrying 126 guns. She was the pride of Sweden's King Karl XI and the most powerful warship afloat. Launched in 1668 she was sent into action in the Baltic with some 60 other warships in 1676. The Danes had vowed to win back the Balti...