Kalmar Nyckel
Ship
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Kalmar Nyckel was a Swedish ship built by the Dutch 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... Wikipedia
Launched: 1625
Tonnage: about 300 tons
Commissioned: 1644
Crew: 40 sailors & 28 soldiers (in Naval service)
Route: Gothenburg, Sweden — New Sweden, North America
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship