Wrecking of the Kattan
| Wrecking of the Kattan | |||||||
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| Part of the Swedish expedition to New Sweden (1649) | |||||||
Map of Puerto Rico | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cornelius Lucifer (POW) Måns Bengtsson (POW) Jan Janson Bockhorn (POW) | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Kattan | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 ship 70 passengers 30 crew | 2 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Entire crew captured | Unknown | ||||||
The wrecking of the Kattan was the shipwrecking of the Swedish ship Kattan on 28 August 1649 near Puerto Rico. The crew was taken by Spanish pirates back to Puerto Rico.