Dorothea Maria Lösch

Dorothea Maria Losch

The Battle of Svensksund

Dorothea Maria Lösch, as married Theslöf, (1730-2 February 1799), Swedish master mariner. She was the first woman in Sweden to be given the rank of a sea captain.

Dorothea Maria Lösch took over and commanded the ship Armida to safety after its officers had been killed or abandoned it during the Battle of Svensksund 9 July 1790. For this act, she was awarded with the rank of a master mariner of the Swedish fleet, something unique for a woman of this period. Although this was a pure ceremonial title, she was nevertheless the first woman in such a position.

See also

• Brita Hagberg
• Margareta von Ascheberg

References

• http://runeberg.org/sqvinnor/0280.html

Litterature

• Wilhelmina Stålberg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish)

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Name	Losch, Dorothea Maria
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Date of birth	1730
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Date of death	1799
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