Battle of Hogland (1713)

This article is about the battle of 1713. For other uses, see Battle of Hogland (1705), Battle of Hogland (1788), and Operation Tanne Ost.

The action of 22 July 1713 was a naval battle between Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia which took place on 22 July 1713 near the shallows of Kalbådagrund. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War.

Battle of Hogland (1713)
Part of the Great Northern War
Battle of Hogland, 1713
Date 10 - 11 July 1713 Location Gulf of Finland, 50 km south of Porvoo 59.986°N 25.599°E / 59.986; 25.599 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Swedish Navy	Imperial Russian Navy
Commanders and leaders
Carl Raab	Cornelius Cruys
Strength
3 ships of the line	6 ships of the line 5 frigates 2 brigs
Casualties and losses
Minor crew losses	1 ship of the line

Ships involved

Sweden

• Verden 54 guns
• Osel 50 guns
• Estland 48 guns

Russia

• Poltava 54 guns
• Pernov 50 guns
• Randolf 50 guns
• Riga 50 guns
• Sv. Antonii 50 guns
• Vyborg 50 guns
• Esperans 44 guns
• Sv. Pavel 32 guns
• Sv. Petr 32 guns
• Samson 32 guns
• Shtandart 28 guns
• 2 brigs

Prelude

A small Swedish squadron led by Commander Carl Raab consisting of three ships of the line encountered on 10 July 1713 a much larger Russian squadron near Gogland who gave chase to the Swedes withdrawing towards west.

Battle

Early on the 11 July, faster Russian ships had gained the Swedish squadron and reached firing distance. Intense fighting took place near Kalbådagrund and Yttre Hällkallan shallows. During the fight, Raab's flagship Ösel run aground but could swiftly detach itself and rejoin the fight. Three Russian ships following also run aground, one of them so badly that it could not be pulled free and had to be torched. Swedish ships had suffered only superficial damage and withdrew to Helsinki while the Russian squadron lost a 50-gun ship of the line Viborg.

Bibliography

• Mattila, Tapani (1983). Meri maamme turvana [Sea safeguarding our country] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhtiö. ISBN 951-99487-0-8.