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The Battle of Grengam of 1720 was a major naval battle in the Great Northern War that marked the end of Russian capability to launch operations with their galley fleet in the Baltic waters. The name is based on the Russian transliteration of the Swedish name of the island: Granhamn.
Four Swedish line-of-battle ships were captured by the Russian navy. The Swedish 34-gun frigate Stor Phoenix, the 30-gun Vainqueur, the 22-gun Kiskin and the 18-gun Danska Orn were all taken captive. 43 Russian galleys, out of 61, were either sunk by the Swedish force (1 ship-of-the-line, 6 frigates and some smaller crafts) or burnt and abandoned after the battle. The Swedish admiral Eric Siöblad was first criticised after the battle, but when the scope of the Russian losses were discovered he was praised. Russia celebrated the battle as a victory, but their fleet was unable to launch effective operations until the end of the war in 1721.
Like the previous Battle of Gangut, the Battle of Grengam was fought on Saint Pantaleon Day. In order to commemorate the victory, a timber church to this saint was built in St. Petersburg in 1722. It was rebuilt in stone in 1735-39. The facade of the church bears (since 1914) two marble plaques listing the ships and regiments that fought at Gangut and Grengam.

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