J.G. von Sydov

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J.G. von Sydov

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I am looking for any kind CV of Swedish constructor von Sydov.
Perhaps somebody have a list of ships he designed?
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Re: J.G. von Sydov

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www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Von_Sydow


Johan Gustaf von Sydow, (son of Johan Peter von Sydow, Tab 4), born 14-11-1784 at Högsholm Högsby sn (source: Genline ID 2709.29.12200); cadet at the War Academy 1796; Ensign in Royal Navy 1802; lieutenant in 1809; captain 1814; major 1823; fabric master at Stockholm station in 1825; shipyard manager in Stockholm 1827; captain in command 1834; rear admiral 1844; acting station commander in Stockholm 1849; took part in the wars against Norway in 1808 and 1814 and Great Britain in 1811; for the participation in the first mentioned - the naval battle at Strömstad - he received a gold medal for bravery at sea; he carried out drawings and designs for both the navy and the merchant navy: ships such as a bomb gun sloop and a propeller-driven tugboat as well as improvements to the armament of warships (a bomb gun and a mortar, m/von Sydow). For the merchant fleet: paddle steamers and sloops, the first five passenger ships for the Göta Canal traffic opened in the 1830s, the so-called fiddle boats, the first was called "Amiral von Platen". He also constructed a sailboat, the "Sydowaren" named after him. -He was a member of several state committees concerning defence, especially the naval one. Together with the commercial councilor B H Santesson, he initiated share subscriptions for the first steamship on the Göta canal and was director of the company that operated the steamship there, from 1834 as head of the Stockholm office. The company operated traffic on the Göta canal, the first ships were "Kommendörkaptenen" and "Östergötland", both designed by Gustaf von Sydow; † 1850-02-14 at Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Married 1st 1824-09-03 in Kalmar to the maiden Anna Catharina Wiggman, born 1805-11-14 in Kalmar sfs (source: Genline ID 2709.29.12200), † 1833 in Stockholm, daughter of field chamberlain Johan Wiggman and his 2: a wife Carolina Hellenstierna; 2nd 1837-11-02 in Norrköping with his sister-in-law, the widow Eleonora (Nora) Juliana Wiggman, in her 2nd marriage (married 1st 1823-08-14 in Kalmar sfs to philosophy rector Josua Zander, born 1788- 10-11 in Gårdveda sn, † childless 1835-03-02 in Kalmar sfs), born 1801-05-14 in Kalmar sfs, † 1868-05-10 in Skeppsholms fs, Stockholm, daughter of field chamberlain Johan Wiggman and his 2: a wife Carolina Hellenstierna.
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