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SWEDEN 

 

 

Swedish Naval flag (pennant)

 

Swedish ships will be refered by HSMS - His/Her Swedish Majesty's Ship - before ship´s name.

These abbreviations will distinguish same ship´s name from different nations and government warships from pivateers or privately-owned merchantmen.

 

 

SWEDEN Navy Characters Shipyards Ships per Classes

 

 

Ships per Rates Guns Decks Abbreviation
1st Rates +90 2-3

 

 

Ships of the line HSMS 
2nd Rates 80-88 2
3rd Rates 66-78 2
4th Rates 32-64 1-2
5th Rates   1 Frigates HSMF
6th Rates   1 Corvettes HSMC
Unrated   1 Unrated Vessels HSMUS

 

Sources:

The Virtual Royal Swedish Navy web

http://www.ageofsails.de/nations/sweden/schiffsliste.htm

http://www2.historia.su.se/personal/jan_glete/

 

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at 5:06 pm on Jan 12, 2009

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