Calmare Nyckel oil painting by Jacob Hägg, 1922
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History | |
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Name | Kalmar Nyckel |
Owner | The Ship Company (Skeppskompaniet) |
Route | Gothenburg, Sweden — New Sweden, North America |
Launched | c. 1625 |
Acquired | 1629 |
Fate | Sold to Swedish Navy, 1644 |
Commissioned | 1644 |
Decommissioned | June 19, 1651 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Pinnace |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Crew | 40 sailors & 28 soldiers (in Naval service) |
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Kalmar Nyckel (Swedish for 'Key of Kalmar') was a Swedish ship built by the Dutch[a] famed for carrying Swedish settlers to North America in 1638, to establish the colony of New Sweden. The name Kalmar Nyckel comes from the Swedish city of Kalmar and nyckel meaning 'key' in Swedish. The name was also a tribute to Kalmar Castle which was a symbol of power during the time of the Swedish Empire when Sweden was a military great power. A replica of the ship was launched at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1997.
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