List of capital ships of Sweden

Ships of the Swedish Navy

A-B * C * D-F * G-H I-K * L * M * N-O* P Q-R * S * T-V * W-Z

Capital ships

Coastal defence ships

Corvettes

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Mine warfare vessels

Monitors

Patrol vessels

Gunboats

Sloops of war

Submarines

Torpedo boats

This is a list capital ships of Sweden of the period 1550-1859:

List

Note: Armament could vary over time.

• Elefant (65), c. 1557. Wrecked 1564.
• Finska Svan (82)
• Svenska Hektor (87), c. 1559. Discarded 1590?
• St Christopher (58)
• Engel (49)
• St Erik (90), c. 1560. Discarded 1585?
• Mars, also known as Makalös and Jutehatar (107), c. 1563. Burnt 1564.
• Enhörning (41)
• Stockholms Hjort (53)
• Förgylta Dufva (48)
• Hjort (50)
• Röda Hund (44)
• Bramare (46)
• Lilla Svan (50)
• Lilia (44)
• Lilla Hjort (40)
• "?" (44), ex-Livonian Roda Hund, captured 1563.
• "?" (40), ex-Livonian Bruna Lejon, captured 1563.
• "?" (37), ex-Livonian Roda Grippa, captured 1563.
• Skotska Pincka (56), ex-Danish Skotske Pink, captured 1564. Captured by Denmark 1569.
• Hector (38), ex-Danish. Sunk.
• Svenska Morian (54)
• Tranheje (75)
• Bruna Lejon (45)
• Memnon (46)
• Jonas von Emden (45)
• Hollands Galej (43)
• Kalmar Bark (48)
• Röda Drake (100), c. 1570. Discarded 1592?
• Roda Lejon (40), Wrecked 1572.
• Finska Memnon (46), Condemned c. 1574.
• Trekronor (39), ex-Danish Vite Örn, captured while building c. 1598. Discarded c. 1625.
• Vasa (50), c. 1600. Discarded 1623?
• Äpplet (50), c. 1603.
• Äpplet (74), c. 1622. Sold back to builders 1625.
• Äpplet (66), c. 1628. Sunk 1659 (same as previous?)
• Kristina (36), Wrecked 1628
• Jupiter (50), c. 1633. Sold to France 1647.
• Mars (44), c. 1633. BU 1660.
• Krona Ark (68), c. 1633. Sunk 1675.
• Göta Ark (72), c. 1634. BU 1658.
• Scepter (58), c. 1636. Sunk 1675.
• Patentia (48), c. 1616, ex-Danish Patientia (49), captured 1644.
• Oldenburg (42), c. 1628, ex-Danish Oldenborg (32), captured 1644. Condemned 1660.
• Tre Lejon (46), c. 1642, ex-Danish Tre Lover (38), captured 1644. Sunk 1667.
• Andromeda (44), wrecked 1654/55.
• Vestervik (44), bought 1647. Burnt 1676.
• Cesar (54), c. 1648. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Julius Caezar.
• Maria (54), c. 1648. Condemned 1677.
• Sankt Anna (46), c. 1649. Given to France 1650.
• Wismar (44), c. 1649. Given away 1692.
• Herkules (58), c. 1651. Rebuilt 1689-90, sunk 1710.
• Carolus (54), c. 1651. Renamed Carolus X 1678, sunk 1692?
• Merkurius (46), c. 1652. Renamed Falk (40), c. 1670, captured by Denmark 1675 and renamed Svenske Falk.
• Falk (46), c. 1652. Sold to Portugal c. 1670.
• Amarant (46), c. 1653. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Amirante.
• Apollo (46), bought 1654. Sunk 1677.
• Drake (64), c. 1655. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Drage.
• Mane (46), bought 1655. Sunk 1698.
• Göteborg (48), c. 1656. Condemned 1681.
• Viktoria (74), c. 1658. Sunk 1688?
• Pelikan (40), ex-Danish Pelikan (36), captured 1658. Captured by the Netherlands 1658.
• "?", ex-Danish Delmenhorst (44), captured 1658.
• Ulven (44), c. 1642, ex-Danish Graa Ulv (36), captured 1659. Sunk 1670.
• Fenix c. 1650, ex-Danish Foniks (40), captured 1659. Pram 1679.
• Andromeda (52), c. 1659. Hulk 1692.
• Monikendam (42), c. 1640, ex-Dutch Monnikendam (28), captured 1659. Lighter 1676.
• Äpple (90), c. 1661. Wrecked 1676.
• Svärdet (90), c. 1662. Burnt 1676.
• Saturnus (66), c. 1662. Renamed Bahus/Bohus (74), 1687, sunk 1707.
• Wrangel (64), c. 1664. BU 1722.
• Nyckel (84), c. 1665. Burnt 1679.
• Jupiter (70), c. 1666. Renamed Uppland 1689, sunk 1710.
• Spes (48), c. 1666. Wrecked 1697.
• Mars (70), c. 1667. Captured by Denmark 1677.
• Sol (70), c. 1667. Sunk 1694.
• Venus (68), c. 1667. Renamed Finland 1685, sunk 1706.
• Kronan (128), 1668. Capsized and exploded, 1676.
• Svenska Lejon (40/52), captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Svenske Løve.
• Wismar (58)
• Merkurius (68), c. 1671. Captured by the Netherlands 1677.
• Neptunus (44), c. 1673. Captured by Denmark 1676.
• (Sankt) Hieronymus (70), bought 1675. Captured by the Netherlands and given to Denmark, 1677.
• Wrangels Pallats (44), hired 1675. Captured by Denmark 1677.
• Lax (50), c. 1677. Captured by Denmark 1679.
• Kalmar (62), c. 1677. Burnt 1677.
• Carolus XI (82)
• Carolus IX (82), c. 1678. Renamed Sverige 1683, renamed Wenden 1684, renamed Prins Karl 1694, renamed Sverige 1694, sank 1724, BU 1733.
• Drottning Ulrika (80)
• Gota (76)
• Drottning Hedvig Eleanora (70), c. 1680. Renamed Sverige 1694, renamed Småland 1694, BU 1729.
• Karlskrona (70)
• Wrangel (70)
• Upland (70)
• Hercules (62)
• Drottning Ulrika Eleanora (70), c. 1680. Renamed Prinzessin Ulrika Eleanora 1692, renamed Victoria 1694, sunk 1714.
• Öland (56), c. 1681. Wrecked 1704/06.
• Wachtmeister (56), c. 1681. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Ösel Island, 4 June 1719.
• Prins Carl (76), c. 1682. Sunk 1710.
• Halland (56), c. 1682. Sunk 1722.
• Gotland (56), c. 1682. BU 1730.
• Lifland (56), c. 1682. Sunk 1726.
• Bleking (70), c. 1682. Sunk 1713.
• Estland (56), c. 1683. Sunk 1733.
• Osel (56), c. 1683. BU 1718.
• Konung Karl (90), c. 1683. Renamed Drottning Hedvig Eleonora 1694, sunk 1712.
• Carolus IX (56)
• Mane (42)
• Carolus (110)
• Princessa Hedvig (80)
• Wenden (72)
• Viktoria (80), c. 1690. Renamed Prinsessa Ulrika 1694, aground and burnt, 1710.
• Pommern (56), c. 1692. BU 1770.
• Drottning Ulrika Eleanora (75), c. 1692. Renamed Wenden 1694, renamed Prinsessa Hedvig Sophia 1694, captured by Denmark and burnt, 1715 (duplicate of above?)
• Södermanland (56), c. 1693. Captured by Denmark 1715 and renamed Sydermanland.
• Kalmar (46), c. 1695. Scuttled 1719.
• Stettin (46), c. 1695. Scuttled 1719.
• Enighet (94), c. 1696. Rearmed to 66 guns 1730, renamed Konung Fredrik 1732, BU 1785.
• Westmanland (62), c. 1696. Rebuilt 1727, BU 1778.
• Goteborg (48), c. 1696. Captured by Denmark 1715.
• Skåne (64), c. 1697. Rebuilt 1728, BU 1768.
• Wrede (52), c. 1697. Lost at sea 1711.
• Frederika Amalia (62), c. 1698. Rebuilt 1747, BU 1776.
• Norrkoping (52), c. 1698. Wrecked 1708.
• Wismar (46)
• Warberg (42), captured by Denmark 1719.
• Elfsborg (42)
• Götha Lejon (90), c. 1702. Discarded 1745?
• Nordstjerna (76), c. 1703. Captured by Denmark 1715 and renamed Nordstjern.
• Prins Carl Fredrik (72), c. 1704. Discarded 1797?
• Bremen (64), c. 1705. Discarded 1781?
• Öland (50), c. 1705. Wrecked 1742.
• Tre Kroner (86), c. 1706. Aground and burnt, 1710.
• Werden (54), c. 1706. Discarded 1754?
• Riga (54), c. 1708. Blew up 1717.
• Stockholm (68), c. 1708. Discarded 1781?
• Fredrika/Prinsessa Fredrika von Hessen (52), scuttled, captured by Denmark and refloated, 1719.
• Halmstad (54), scuttled 1719.
• Prins Carl (90)
• Kronskepp, c. 1710, ex-Russian, captured 1713/14 on delivery voyage, ex-French Le Beau Parterre, ex-Dutch Schonauwen, captured 1711. Discarded 1722?
• Ulrika Eleonora (84), c. 1719. Discarded 1765?
• Greve Sparre (52), c. 1724.
• (Prinsesse), Sophia Charlotta (60), c. 1725.
• Fred (42), c. 1730.
• Frihet (66), c. 1731.
• Drottningholm (42), c. 1731.
• Hessen Cassel (64), c. 1731. Renamed Hertig Ferdinand 1779.
• Enighet (70), c. 1732. Burnt 1790.
• Sverige (80), c. 1734. Wrecked 1738 during transfer to Turkey.
• Prins Wilhelm (54)
• Finland (60/64), c. 1735. Captured by Russia in the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.
• (Konung) Adolf Fredrik (62), c. 1744. Renamed Riksens Stander/Riketsständer 1770, aground and burnt, 13 May 1790.
• (Greve) Sparre (54), c. 1748.
• Uppland (50), c. 1749. Captured by Russia in the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.
• Södermanland (50), c. 1749. Renamed Gripen, discarded 1810?
• Gotha (66)
• Fredrik Rex (62)
• Prins Carl (64), c. 1758. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Reval, 13 May 1790.
• Prins Gustaf (70), c. 1758. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Hogland, 17 July 1788.
• (Prinsessin) Sophia Albertina (60/72/74/80), c. 1764. Wrecked in storm ~20 August 1781.
• (Dronning) Sofia Magdalena (74), c. 1774. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.
• (Prins) Fredrik Adolph (62), 1774. BU 1825.
• (Konung) Adolph Fredrik (70), 1775. BU 1825.
• (Konung) Gustaf III (70), 1777. BU 1825.

Wasa class

• Wasa (60), 1778. BU 1827.
• Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta (60), c. 1781. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.

Kronprins Gustaf Adolph class (improved Wasa class),

• Kronprins Gustaf Adolph (62), 1782. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Hogland, 17 July 1788, and renamed Prints Gustav, lost at sea 1797.
• Fadnerslandet (62), 1783. BU 1864.
• Ömheten (62), 1783. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.
• Rättvisan (62), 1783. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790, captured by Britain ~1808.
• Dygd (62), 1784. Internal explosion and fire 1793.
• Äran (62), 1784. Rebuilt as frigate Göteborg 1839, sold 1874.
• Forsiktigheten (62), 1784. BU 1825.
• Dristigheten (62), 1785. BU 1869.
• Manligheten (62), 1785. BU 1864.
• Tapperheten (62), 1785. To Gran Colombia as Bolivar 1825, sold at auction September 1826, to Portugal by 1848.

• Wladislaff (74), ex-Russian Vladislav, captured 17 July 1788. Discarded 1819?
• Louisa Ulrika (72), c. 1789. Ex-East Indiaman. Captured by Russia at the Battle of Vyborg Bay, 3 July 1790.
• Konung Gustaf IV (74), 1799. Renamed Gustaf den Store 1809, renamed Försiktigheten 1825.
• Carl XIII (84), c. 1819.
• Karl XIV Johan (84), 1824. Rearmed to 68.
• Prins Oscar (76), c. 1830.
• Gustav den Store (76), c. 1832.
• Stockholm (66), 1856.

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