Svärdet

A painting by Claus Møinichen ca. 1686 of the Battle of Öland. Svärdet is the rightmost Swedish ship, with two Danish ships on either side of her.
History
Sweden
Name:	Svärdet
Ordered:	c. 1660
Laid down:	1662
In service:	1663 – 1676
Fate:	Sunk in Battle of Öland, 1676
General characteristics
Class and type:	Regalskepp
Tons burthen:	1700 tonnes
Length:	47.5 m (155 ft 10 in)
Beam:	12.5 m (41 ft)
Draught:	5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
Troops:	220
Complement:	400
Armament:	86 guns Lower gun deck 12 × 36-pounders 4 × 30-pounders 14 × 24-pounders Upper gun deck 26 × 12-pounders 4 × 8-pounders Weather deck 20 × 8-pounders 6 × 3-pounders

Svärdet (Swedish: "the sword") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War, with most of its crew.

Svärdet was, during the Scanian War, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the Battle of Öland. She was surrounded early in the battle, and fought for two hours until her main mast was destroyed and the ship surrendered. Before the surrounding enemies could board Svärdet, a Dutch fireship accidentally set her ablaze. The fire eventually reached the gunpowder store, which set off an explosion that sank the ship. Only about 50 of a crew of nearly 650 men survived.

On 15 November 2011, it was announced that a wreck believed to be Svärdet had been found by divers off the island coast of Öland.