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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The archipelago fleet (Swedish: skärgårdsflottan), officially the \"fleet of the army\" (arméns flotta), was a branch of the armed forces of Sweden which existed between 1756 and 1823. Its purpose was to protect the coasts of Sweden, which was surrounded by a natural barrier of archipelagoes (or skerries). Throughout its existence, it was a largely independent arm of the army, separate from the navy, with the exception of a few years in the late 1760s.Its vessels consisted of traditional Mediterranean-style galleys, prams, gunboats and specially-designed broadside-armed \"archipelago frigates\". All types had the ability to operate under oars and a small draft, enabling them to navigate the shallow and often treacherous inshore waters.The archipelago fleet was active in several wars from 1757 to 1814: the Swedish involvement in the Seven Years' War, the Russo–Swedish War of 1788–90, the Finnish War of 1808–09 and the brief Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814."@en }

• Archipelago_fleet abstract "The archipelago fleet (Swedish: skärgårdsflottan), officially the \"fleet of the army\" (arméns flotta), was a branch of the armed forces of Sweden which existed between 1756 and 1823. Its purpose was to protect the coasts of Sweden, which was surrounded by a natural barrier of archipelagoes (or skerries). Throughout its existence, it was a largely independent arm of the army, separate from the navy, with the exception of a few years in the late 1760s.Its vessels consisted of traditional Mediterranean-style galleys, prams, gunboats and specially-designed broadside-armed \"archipelago frigates\". All types had the ability to operate under oars and a small draft, enabling them to navigate the shallow and often treacherous inshore waters.The archipelago fleet was active in several wars from 1757 to 1814: the Swedish involvement in the Seven Years' War, the Russo–Swedish War of 1788–90, the Finnish War of 1808–09 and the brief Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814.".