Action of 22 July 1713
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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 island of Hogland
. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War
.
Pernov 50
Randolf 50
Riga 50 - Aground but refloated
Sv. Antonii 50
Vyborg 50 - Aground and scuttled
Esperans 44
Sv. Pavel 32
Sv. Petr 32
Samson 32
Shtandart 28
2 snows
1 bomb
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and the Tsardom of Russia
Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year...
which took place on 22 July 1713 near the island of Hogland
Hogland
Gogland or Hogland is an island in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, located some 180 km west of Saint Petersburg and 35 km away from the coast of Finland . The island is a part of the Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The area of Hogland Island is approximately...
. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War
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...
.
Russia
Poltava 54Pernov 50
Randolf 50
Riga 50 - Aground but refloated
Sv. Antonii 50
Vyborg 50 - Aground and scuttled
Esperans 44
Sv. Pavel 32
Sv. Petr 32
Samson 32
Shtandart 28
2 snows
1 bomb