Battle of Hogland (1713)

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.

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.