Action of 4 October 1710

Action of 4 October 1710

This battle took place on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War, in Køge Bay, just south of Copenhagen. Denmark had 26 ships with 1808 guns, and Sweden had 21 ships with 1512 guns. It was a victory for the Danes, despite the fact that they had about 15% of their crews sick, and the Swedes were newly out of port. Two days after the battle the Swedes burnt several Danish transports in Køge Bay. 14 others ran aground.

Ships involved:

Denmark (Gyldenløve)

"Elephant" 90 (flag)
"Fredericus IV" 110
"Dannebroge" 94 - Blew up
"Justitia" 90
"Norske Løve" 84
"Tre Løver" 78
"Prinds Christian" 76
"Sophia Hedvig" 76
"Wenden" 72
"Dronning Louisa" 70
"Haffru" 70
"Beskjermer" 64
"Ebenetzer" 64
"Svan" 60
"Oldenborg" 52
"Sværdfisk" 52
"Tomler" 52
"Fyen" 50
"Island" 50

weden (Wachtmeister)

"Gotha Lejon" 90 (flag)
"Enighet" 94
"Tre Kroner" 86 - Aground, scuttled next day
"Wenden" 82
"Sverige" 82
"Prinsessa Hedvig" 80
"Prinsessa Ulrika" 80 - Aground, scuttled next day
"Gota" 76
"Nordstjerna" 76
"Prins Carl" 76
"Prins Carl Fredrik" 72
"Smaland" 70
"Karlskrona" 70
"Skane" 68
"Bremen" 64
"Fredrika Amalia" 62
"Westmanland" 62
"Pommern" 56
"Sodermanland" 56
"Wachtmeister" 56
"Werden" 54
Several fireships - Burnt? 2 days later

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