Action of 4 October 1710
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This battle took place on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War
, in Køge Bay, just south of Copenhagen
. Denmark had 26 ships with 1808 guns, and Sweden had 21 ships with 1512 guns. It was a victory for the Danes, despite the fact that they had about 15% of their crews sick, and the Swedes were newly out of port. Two days after the battle the Swedes burnt several Danish transports in Køge Bay. 14 others ran aground.
Denmark-Norway (Gyldenløve
Elephant 90 (flag)
Fredericus IV 110
Dannebroge 94 - Blew up
Justitia 90
Norske Løve 84
Tre Løver 78
Prinds Christian 76
Sophia Hedvig 76
Wenden 72
Dronning Louisa 70
Haffru 70
Beskjermer 64
Ebenetzer 64
Svan 60
Oldenborg 52
Sværdfisk 52
Tomler 52
Fyen 50
Island 50
Sweden (Wachtmeister
Gotha Lejon 90 (flag)
Enighet 94
Tre Kroner 86 - Aground, scuttled next day
Wenden 82
Sverige 82
Prinsessa Hedvig 80
Prinsessa Ulrika 80 - Aground, scuttled next day
Gota 76
Nordstjerna 76
Prins Carl 76
Prins Carl Fredrik 72
Smaland 70
Karlskrona 70
Skane 68
Bremen 64
Fredrika Amalia 62
Westmanland 62
Pommern 56
Sodermanland 56
Wachtmeister 56
Werden 54
Several fireships - Burnt? 2 days later
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
, in Køge Bay, just south of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. Denmark had 26 ships with 1808 guns, and Sweden had 21 ships with 1512 guns. It was a victory for the Danes, despite the fact that they had about 15% of their crews sick, and the Swedes were newly out of port. Two days after the battle the Swedes burnt several Danish transports in Køge Bay. 14 others ran aground.
Denmark-Norway (GyldenløveUlrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of SamsøUlrik Christian Gyldenløve was a Danish navy Admiral and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Moth.-Life:...
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Elephant 90 (flag)Fredericus IV 110
Dannebroge 94 - Blew up
Justitia 90
Norske Løve 84
Tre Løver 78
Prinds Christian 76
Sophia Hedvig 76
Wenden 72
Dronning Louisa 70
Haffru 70
Beskjermer 64
Ebenetzer 64
Svan 60
Oldenborg 52
Sværdfisk 52
Tomler 52
Fyen 50
Island 50
Sweden (WachtmeisterHans WachtmeisterCount Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus was admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden. He served in the Scanian War of 1675–1679 and during the following twenty years of peace worked to build up the Swedish Navy...
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Gotha Lejon 90 (flag)Enighet 94
Tre Kroner 86 - Aground, scuttled next day
Wenden 82
Sverige 82
Prinsessa Hedvig 80
Prinsessa Ulrika 80 - Aground, scuttled next day
Gota 76
Nordstjerna 76
Prins Carl 76
Prins Carl Fredrik 72
Smaland 70
Karlskrona 70
Skane 68
Bremen 64
Fredrika Amalia 62
Westmanland 62
Pommern 56
Sodermanland 56
Wachtmeister 56
Werden 54
Several fireships - Burnt? 2 days later