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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1704

The Swedish brigantine Carolus in the Emajõgi

Rootsi brigantiin Carolus Emajões

In the Great Northern War the finest ship of Sweden's Lake Peipus flotilla was the brigantine Carolus, named after Charles XII. In May 1704 the flotilla sailed down the Emajõgi from Tartu without scouting ahead and ran into the Russian fleet near Kastre. After three hours of fighting the Russians had taken the Swedish ships one by one. The Carolus held out longest, until her commander Löschern von Hertzfeld blew her up. Locals long pointed out where a Swedish wreck lay, and in a low midsummer river a ship-shaped line of yellow water lilies is said to mark it.

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

Eesti keeles

Põhjasõja ajal oli Rootsi Peipsi laevastiku parim laev Karl XII järgi nime saanud brigantiin Carolus. 1704. aasta mais sõitis flotill ilma luureta Tartust mööda Emajõge alla ja sattus Kastre juures Vene laevastiku otsa. Kolm tundi kestnud lahingus vallutasid venelased Rootsi laevad ükshaaval. Kõige kauem pidas vastu Carolus, kuni ülem Löschern von Hertzfeld laeva õhku laskis. Kohalikud oskasid kaua näidata, kus lebavad ühe Rootsi laeva jäänused, ja madala kesksuvise veega olevat seda tähistamas laevakujuline kollaste vesikuppude riba.

Map of the area around The Swedish brigantine Carolus in the Emajõgi
58.37897° N, 27.08866° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Kastre jõelahing; Estonian heritage register no. 12867 ↗

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