Battle of Grengam

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Battle of Grengam

The Bringing of four Swedish frigates into St. Petersburg after the victory in the Battle of Grengam.

Date	July 27, 1720
Location	Near Granhamn Island [1], Sweden
Result	Russian victory. Marked the end of Swedish supremacy in the Baltic waters.

Combatants

Sweden

Russia

Commanders

Vice-Admiral Eric Sjöblad

Admiral Mikhail Galitzine

Strength

Ship of the line
4 frigates
9 smaller craft
1,000+ soldiers

61 galleys
25 boats
11,000+ soldiers

Casualties

103 K.I.A.
407 P.O.W.

82 K.I.A.
203 W.I.A.

Great Northern War
Narva – Kliszów – Fraustadt – Holowczyn – Lesnaya – Poltava – Gadebusch – Gangut – Stralsund – Dynekilen – Oesel – Grengam

The Battle of Grengam of 1720 was a major naval battle in the Great Northern War that marked the end of Swedish supremacy in the Baltic waters. The name is based on the Russian transliteration of the Swedish name of the island: Granhamn.

Four Swedish line-of-battle ships were captured by the Russian navy. The Swedish 34-gun frigate Stor Phoenix, the 30-gun Vainqueur, the 22-gun Kiskin and the 18-gun Danska Orn were all taken captive.

Like the previous Battle of Gangut, the Battle was Grengam was fought on Saint Pantaleon Day. In order to commemorate the victory, a timber church to this saint was built in St. Petersburg in 1722. It was rebuilt in stone in 1735-39. The facade of the church bears (since 1914) two marble plaques listing the ships and regiments that fought at Gangut and Grengam.