Wrecking of the Kattan

Wrecking of the Kattan
Part of the Swedish expedition to New Sweden (1649)
Map of Puerto Rico
Date 6 September 1649 Location Island near Puerto Rico Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Spanish Empire Spanish pirates
Commanders and leaders
Cornelius Lucifer  (POW) Måns Bengtsson  (POW) Jan Janson Bockhorn  (POW)	Unknown
Units involved
Kattan	Unknown
Strength
1 ship 70 passengers 30 crew	2 ships
Casualties and losses
Entire crew captured	Unknown

The wrecking of the Kattan was the shipwrecking of the Swedish ship Kattan on 28 August 1649 near Puerto Rico. The crew was taken by Spanish pirates back to Puerto Rico.