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Suuriniemi 2

Hamina

Period
historiallinen
Category
Fortification
Location accuracy
Approximate area

A defensive work protected as a fixed antiquity under the Antiquities Act. Structures: gun emplacements.

Safety

Linnoitusrakenteissa voi olla sortumavaara, avoimia aukkoja ja teräviä rakenteita. Älä laskeudu rakenteisiin ja pysy näkyvillä poluilla.

Land ownership and access restrictions

Kohde on muinaismuistolain nojalla rauhoitettu: kaivaminen, peittäminen, muuttaminen ja vahingoittaminen on kielletty. Kohde voi lisäksi sijaita yksityisellä maalla.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 15 May 1790

    Battle of Fredrikshamn

    Battle · Kustaa III:n sota · 1,1 km

    The battle of Fredrikshamn was an attack by the Swedish archipelago fleet on their Russian counterparts near the town of Fredrikshamn (Hamina) during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790).

    == Order of battle == Swedish coastal fleet was commanded by Gustav III. It consisted of 1 turuma, 1 pojama and 2 udema type archipelago frigates, 1 xebec, 18 galleys, 40 gun sloops (kanonslup), 30 gun yawls (kanonjolle), 9 cannon longboats (kanonbarkass) and 4 mortar longboats (mörsarbarkass). Russian coastal naval unit was led by Pyotr Slizov. It consisted of 1 turuma type archipelago frigate (Sällan Värre), 1 galley, 10 half-galleys, 59 gun sloops and 2 gun prams Tiger and Leopard. In addition to the naval units the Russians had an artillery battery on the shore supporting them.

    Read more on Wikipedia · Wikipedian tekijät, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recorded casualties in the area

Vehkalahti
12

The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.

Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945

Nearby

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Sources, licences and accuracy

Location accuracy: Approximate area

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)