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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
