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Action of 31 May 1677

This battle took place on 31 May 1677 between Femern and Warnemunde, north of modern-day Germany. The Danes had been blockading a Swedish squadron in Göteborg (Gothenburg), and each side had been sending fleets out regularly in the hope of a decisive victory at sea. The Swedish ships, under Sjøblad, left to return to the Baltic and met a larger Danish squadron under Niels Iuel. The action started in the evening of the 31st and continued until the next morning. It was an almost complete Danish victory. Several Swedish ships were captured, most as they tried to flee, and one was run aground and burned.

Ships involved:

Denmark (Niels Iuel)

Christianus V 86 (flag)
Churprinds 74
Enighed 62
Gyldenløve 56
Christiania 54
Christianus IV 54
Nelleblad 52
Lindorm 50
Neptunus 44
Christiansand 40
Hummer 37
Havmand 34
Havfru 30
? (galiot)
? (galley)
2 fireships
Total: 17 ships - 671 guns

Sweden (Sjøblad)

Amarant 46 (flag) - Captured 1 June
Andromeda 52
Wrangels Pallats 44 - Captured by Enighed early on 1 June (about midnight)
Kalmarkastell (merchantman) 72 - Captured 1 June, damaged and aground
Gustavus (merchantman) 48
Havsfru (merchantman) 46 - Captured by Lindorm and Gyldenløve 1 June
Rosa (merchantman) 46
Engel Gabriel (merchantman) 32 - Captured by Christianus V 1 June
Grip (bojort) 8
Diana 6 - Captured by Svenske Falk shortly after
Venus 4 - Captured by Svenske Falk shortly after
? (fireship)
Total: 12 ships - 404 guns

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