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3 unusual facts about Fredrik Henrik af Chapman


Elias Martin

During his time with Schultz, he was hired by the naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman to design ship ornaments.

Gunboat

The majority of these were vessels developed from the 1770s and onwards by the naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman for the Swedish Archipelago Fleet.

Patrick Miller of Dalswinton

He attempted to interest various European navies in his design for a super warship, but only Sweden showed any notable interest; their great naval architect Chapman called it the "English (sic) sea-spook".



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