The action of 22 July 1713 was a naval battle between Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia which took place on 22 July 1713 near the shallows of Kalbådagrund. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War.
Ships involved
Sweden
- Verden 54 guns
- Osel 50 guns
- Estland 48 guns
Russia
- Poltava 54 guns
- Pernov 50 guns
- Randolf 50 guns
- Riga 50 guns
- Sv. Antonii 50 guns
- Vyborg 50 guns
- Esperans 44 guns
- Sv. Pavel 32 guns
- Sv. Petr 32 guns
- Samson 32 guns
- Shtandart 28 guns
- 2 brigs
Prelude
A small Swedish squadron led by Commander Carl Raab consisting of three ships of the line encountered on 10 July 1713 a much larger Russian squadron near Gogland who gave chase to the Swedes withdrawing towards west.[1]
Battle
Early on the 11 July, faster Russian ships had gained the Swedish squadron and reached firing distance. Intense fighting took place near Kalbådagrund and Yttre Hällkallan shallows. During the fight, Raab's flagship Ösel run aground but could swiftly detach itself and rejoin the fight. Three Russian ships following also run aground, one of them so badly that it could not be pulled free and had to be torched. Swedish ships had suffered only superficial damage and withdrew to Helsinki while the Russian squadron lost a 50-gun ship of the line Viborg.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Mattila 1983, p. 35.
- ^ a b c Mattila 1983, p. 36.
Bibliography
- Mattila, Tapani (1983). Meri maamme turvana [Sea safeguarding our country] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhtiö. ISBN 951-99487-0-8.
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