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and two 6-pounders, all in the bow. However, they were undecked and lacked adequate shelter for the rower-soldiers, great numbers of which succumbed to illness in the war of 1741–43. The
Swedish military invested considerable resources into the establishment of the
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Traditional galleys were effective as troop transports for amphibious operations, but were severely under-gunned, especially in relation to their large crews; a galley with a 250-man crew, most of whom were rowers, would typically be armed with only one 24-pounder
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capabilities during amphibious operations. The result was four new vessels that combined the maneuverability of oar-powered galleys with the superior rigs and decent living conditions of sailing ships: the
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Contemporary model of an early 18th-century
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along the railings for close-range defense. For maneuverability, it carried 14 pairs of oars which operated through oarports attached to a rectangular
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participated in the first battle of
Svensksund in 1789, a minor Russian victory, but none in the second battle, Sweden's greatest naval victory ever.
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