The Battle of Hogland was a naval battle between Sweden and Russia which took place on 21–22 July 1713 (N.S.; 10–11 July 1713 O.S.) near the Kalbådagrund shoal in the Gulf of Finland, 50 km (31 mi) south of Porvoo, Sweden (present-day Finland). It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War.
Ships involved
Sweden
Russia
== Prelude == A small Swedish squadron led by Commander Carl Raab consisting of three ships of the line encountered on 21 July 1713 (N.S.) a much larger Russian squadron near Hogland who gave chase to the Swedes withdrawing towards west.
== Battle == Early on the 22 July (N.S.), 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.
References
== Bibliography == Mattila, Tapani (1983). Meri maamme turvana [Sea safeguarding our country] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhtiö. ISBN 951-99487-0-8.