Swedish Navy Shipwreck 'Svärdet' of 1676 with 86 Pieces of Cannon Discovered!

Matchlock · 16th November 2011, 11:56 PM

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ne...eck-off-Sweden

http://www.ocean-discovery.org/thesword.htm

Best,
Michael

Matchlock · 17th November 2011, 12:29 AM

Svärdet of course means sword.

m

Gavin Nugent · 17th November 2011, 02:07 AM

Awesome photos, thank you for sharing and bringing this to everyones attention....still soooooooo many thousands to find and I am sure so many hundreds more will be found in my lifetime.

Gav

Matchlock · 17th November 2011, 02:23 AM

Hi Gav,

I too hope so (concerning my lifetime

)!

Best,
Michael

Jim McDougall · 18th November 2011, 03:00 PM

Michael thank you so much for this update and photos! Artillery has never really been one of my fields of study, but on many occasions I have had the opportunity to learn a little from events much like this. I recall in California years ago when several cannon washed onto the beach near Goleta. For some years afterward there was a great deal of furor over what nationality these were, and even suggestions they may have been Sir Francis Drake's.
I believe eventually it was discovered they were much more recent, but the course of research was fascinating.

I was inspired by your entry here to seek more on the cannon from Swedish ships of this period, and naturally the most prominant example is the amazing recovery, restoration and display of the warship 'Vasa'. I found interesting notations etc. but as yet could not find the wonderful line drawings often shown which depict the often amazing detail in producing these powerful weapons. In the search I did it reminded me of how extremely important such ordnance was in the warfare through history, and how much you yourself have done to study, learn and preserve that history.
You truly are the ordnance master and steward of its history!

Thank you so much Michael!

All best,
Jim

M ELEY · 19th November 2011, 02:10 AM

Awesome pics of this interesting wreck! Yea! No 'sea worms"! That means a preserved site without all the contents spewn about. Hopefully there will be more on the artifacts as they're retrieved.

16th November 2011, 11:56 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Swedish Navy Shipwreck 'Svärdet' of 1676 with 86 Pieces of Cannon Discovered! http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ne...eck-off-Sweden http://www.ocean-discovery.org/thesword.htm Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 17th November 2011 at 12:16 AM.

17th November 2011, 02:07 AM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Awesome Awesome photos, thank you for sharing and bringing this to everyones attention....still soooooooo many thousands to find and I am sure so many hundreds more will be found in my lifetime. Gav

17th November 2011, 12:29 AM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Svärdet of course means sword. m

17th November 2011, 02:23 AM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Gav, I too hope so (concerning my lifetime )! Best, Michael

18th November 2011, 03:00 PM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,943	Michael thank you so much for this update and photos! Artillery has never really been one of my fields of study, but on many occasions I have had the opportunity to learn a little from events much like this. I recall in California years ago when several cannon washed onto the beach near Goleta. For some years afterward there was a great deal of furor over what nationality these were, and even suggestions they may have been Sir Francis Drake's. I believe eventually it was discovered they were much more recent, but the course of research was fascinating. I was inspired by your entry here to seek more on the cannon from Swedish ships of this period, and naturally the most prominant example is the amazing recovery, restoration and display of the warship 'Vasa'. I found interesting notations etc. but as yet could not find the wonderful line drawings often shown which depict the often amazing detail in producing these powerful weapons. In the search I did it reminded me of how extremely important such ordnance was in the warfare through history, and how much you yourself have done to study, learn and preserve that history. You truly are the ordnance master and steward of its history! Thank you so much Michael! All best, Jim

19th November 2011, 02:10 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,094	Awesome pics of this interesting wreck! Yea! No 'sea worms"! That means a preserved site without all the contents spewn about. Hopefully there will be more on the artifacts as they're retrieved.