Battle of Orford Ness

The Battle of Orford Ness was fought between a southbound Swedish merchant convoy escorted by the 56-gun ship of the line Öland and an English squadron of eight ships of the line and a frigate off Orford Ness on 7 August 1704. The English squadron, under Rear-admiral William Whetstone, began following the convoy upon sighting it. When Whetstone caught up with the Swedes, he demanded they salute his ships due as the convoy was in English waters. Öland's captain, Gustaf von Psilander, under strict orders from Charles XII not to salute to foreign ships first, refused. A four-hour battle ensued, during which the English suffered 100 men killed or wounded while the Swedish suffered 53.

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Konvojskeppet Ölands strid med engelska eskadern utanför Englands kust i juli 1704

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Sealand	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1653	Battle of the Gabbard	Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1704	Battle of Orford Ness	Sweden, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Dundalk	minesweeper, Hunt-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-16	U-boat, Type UB I submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-57	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-11	Type UC I submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-5	diesel-electric transmission, minelaying submarine, U-boat, Type UC I submarine	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1915	Brackenbury Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	castle	1165	Orford Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Roughs	Maunsell fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Parham Airfield Museum	museum, aviation museum, independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Bentwaters Cold War Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1923	HMS Wren	shipwreck, destroyer, V and W-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower AA	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower BB	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower P	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower Q	building, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower R	Martello tower, sanatorium, hospital	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower S	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower T	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello tower U	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower V	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower W	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower X	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower Y	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Martello Tower Z	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1809	Slaughden Martello Tower	tourist attraction, Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Konvojskeppet Ölands strid med engelska eskadern utanför Englands kust i juli 1704		Commons
commons	image		Skeppet Ölands strid med brittiska örlogsfartyg		Commons
commons	image		Slaget vid Orford Ness		Commons
commons	image		Slaget vid Ordford Ness		Commons