In June 1676, a great naval battle took place outside Öland on the Swedish east coast. Several great warships perished in the furious battle, among them the now famous Cronan. Cronan was discovered by Anders Fransén in 1980. However, the second largest ship of the Swedish navy and one of the world's most powerful warships at that time, the Sword, is yet to be discovered. Discovering the Sword remains one of Ocean Discovery's main objectives.
The search for the admirals lost fleet
On August 8th, 1980, Cronan was located by Anders Franzén, the man who discovered the world renown wreck of Vasa. The wreck of Cronan was found at a depth of 26 m, 4 nautical miles due East of the village Hulterstad on SE Öland. The discovery and later excavation have been of international interest and have uncovered invaluable information and discoveries to maritime archeologists.
The regal ship Svärdet, almost equal in size and strength, sunk during the same battle under more heroic circumstances, is still to be discovered. [until now][ Even more intriguing and covered in mist is the wreck of the regal ship Mars or Makalös which sank during battle in the late
16th century. This once proud admiral ship was even bigger and mightier than Cronan and was painted completely white armed with 200 bronze canons outgunning by far any rivals on the sea.
