- Mars (ship)
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Drawing of Mars by Jacob Hägg.Career (Sweden) 
Launched: 1564 Fate: Sank in 1564, possibly located in 2011 General characteristics Tonnage: Displacement 1800 tonnes Tons burthen: 700 tons Length: Between Perpendiculars
162 Swedish Feet (48 metres)Beam: 45.5 Swedish Feet (13.5 metres) Propulsion: Sails Crew: 350 sailors, 450 soldiers Armament: 107 guns Notes: Source for dimensions & Tonnage: "Swedish Unrated Warship Mars (1563", Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail Mars, also known as Makalös ("peerless") was a Swedish warship that was built between 1563 and 1564. It was the leading ship of king Eric XIV of Sweden's fleet, and at 48 meters[1] and equipped with 107 guns it was one of the largest warships of the time, even larger than the famous Swedish ship Vasa. During the Northern Seven Years' War the ship was lost during a battle known as Action of 30 May 1564 in the Baltic Sea between the Swedish islands of Öland and Gotland.
Wreck location
On 19 August 2011, it was announced that the shipwreck of Mars was possibly found by a team of divers, at a depth of 75 meters and around 18.5 kilometers north of Öland, after several years of research.[2] Although not examined by archeologists yet, in a statement by diver Richard Lundgren, it was announced that "Everything suggests that it is indeed the Mars that we have found".[3]
Mars ship wreck found. Confirmed on November 1st 2011 according to Richard Lundgren, diver and one of the discoverers of the wreck. Through diving and footage shot by underwater robot unique ship cannons have been identified along with "other findings".
References
- ^ "Swedish Unrated Warship Mars (1563", Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail
- ^ Martin, Rebecca (19 August 2011). "'New Vasa' shipwreck found on Baltic seabed". The Local. http://www.thelocal.se/35646/20110819/. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Shipwreck of 16th-century Swedish vessel found in Baltic". Calgary Herald. Agence France-Presse. 20 August 2011. http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Shipwreck+16th+century+Swedish+vessel+found+Baltic/5282851/story.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
http://www.barometern.se/nyheter/oland/mars-ar-identifierat(3012219).gm
Categories:- Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea
- Military history of Sweden
- Ships of the Royal Swedish Navy
- Archaeology of shipwrecks
- Maritime incidents in 1564
- Ships built in Sweden
- 16th-century ships
- European naval ship stubs
- Swedish history stubs
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