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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 13.05.1790

Riksens Ständer, burned on the Aegna shoal in 1790

Riksens Ständer, mis põletati 1790. aastal Aegna madalal

The Swedish ship of the line Riksens Ständer was built in 1744 and until 1770 carried the name Konung Adolf Fredrik. On 13 May 1790 (2 May by the old calendar) she fought in the Battle of Reval, when the Swedish fleet attacked the Russian squadron anchored off Tallinn. Damaged, she ran onto the shoal north of Aegna. The Swedes could not free her, so they abandoned her and set her on fire to keep her from the Russians. In 1897 an anchor and a gun were raised from the wreck; they stand as a battle memorial beside the Tallinn Central Library. The wreck itself was found in 1998.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Rootsi liinilaev Riksens Ständer ehitati 1744. aastal ja kandis kuni 1770. aastani nime Konung Adolf Fredrik. 13. mail 1790 (vana kalendri järgi 2. mail) osales see Tallinna merelahingus, kui Rootsi laevastik ründas Tallinna reidil ankrus seisvat Vene eskaadrit. Vigastatud laev jooksis Aegnast põhja pool madalikule. Rootslased ei saanud seda lahti ning jätsid laeva maha ja panid põlema, et see venelastele ei jääks. 1897. aastal tõsteti vrakilt ankur ja suurtükk, mis seisavad lahingu mälestusmärgina Tallinna Keskraamatukogu kõrval. Vrakk ise leiti 1998. aastal.

Map of the area around Riksens Ständer, burned on the Aegna shoal in 1790
59.60349° N, 24.72398° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Riksens Ständer; English Wikipedia: Battle of Reval; Estonian heritage register no. 22263 ↗

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