Capture of the frigate Kilduin

Capture of the frigate Kilduin
Part of Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
DateAugust, 1788
Location
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Johan Petter Ternstedt  (WIA) Unknown
Strength
1 rowboat
6 men
1 frigate
94 men
Casualties and losses
+1 injured 1 frigate captured
94 captured
128 cannons
16,000 cannonballs

The capture of the frigate Kilduin was a brief altercation between Russian and Swedish forces during the beginning Russo-Swedish war of 1788–1790.


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