Kronan

Kronan, also called Stora Kronan, was a Swedish warship that served as the flagship of the Swedish Navy in the Baltic Sea in the 1670s. When built, the ship was one of the largest seagoing vessels in the world. The construction of Kronan lasted from 1668 to 1672 and was delayed by difficulties with financing and conflicts between the shipwright Francis Sheldon and the Swedish admiralty. After four years of service, the ship sank in rough weather at the Battle of Öland on 1 June 1676: while making a sharp turn under too much sail she capsized, and the gunpowder magazine ignited and blew off most of the bow. Kronan sank quickly, taking about 800 men and more than 100 guns with her, along with valuable military equipment, weapons, personal items, and large quantities of silver and gold coins.

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1672 — 1676 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Stora Kronan
draft 6.8 metre, beam 12.9 metre, mass 2300 tonne, length 53 metre, 105 cannon, 
shipwreck, ship of the line, Stockholm Navy Shipyard, Swedish Navy, 

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Location: 56.4494, 16.6722, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Hansestadt Danzig ⓘ
  motor ship

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  Preußen ⓘ
  motor ship built in 1926

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  Tannenberg ⓘ
  minelayer launched in 1935

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1672 — 1676 Kronan

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Scanian War

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wreck found

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shipwrecking

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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keel laying

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1676 Battle of Öland

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Frameless

Stora Kronan (cropped)

Slaget vid Öland Claus Møinichen 1676

Kronan, galleriritning F Sheldon

Kronan, akterspegel F Sheldon

Kronan, gallionsritning F Sheldon

Kronan, akterspegel F Sheldon

Kronan, galleriritning F Sheldon

Kronan, gallionsritning F Sheldon

Svenska flottans seglingsordning 1675

36-pounder long gun from 1659 07

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1676	Battle of Öland	naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hansestadt Danzig	motor ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1926	Preußen	motor ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1935	Tannenberg	passenger vessel, minelayer	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ås 77:1	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ås 77:2	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ås 78:1	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ås 78:2	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gräsgård 72:1	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Runsten 74:1	bunker	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1672	Kronan	shipwreck, ship of the line	Wikidata
commons	image		Stora Kronan (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Slaget vid Öland Claus Møinichen 1676		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, galleriritning F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, akterspegel F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, gallionsritning F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, akterspegel F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, galleriritning F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Kronan, gallionsritning F Sheldon		Commons
commons	image		Svenska flottans seglingsordning 1675		Commons
commons	image		36-pounder long gun from 1659 07		Commons