Action of 7 July 1565

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Date	7 July 1565
Location	Baltic Sea near Bornholm
Result	Swedish victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Denmark-Norway

Lübeck

Commanders

Klas Horn

Otto Rud

Strength

49-61 ships

33 ships

Casualties and losses

2 ships

1 ship

This battle in the Northern Seven Years' War took place on 7 July 1565 and was a victory for a Swedish fleet of 49 ships, under Klas Horn, over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet of 36 ships, under Otto Rud.

The Danish Dans Christopher was sunk and Trolle drowned but some of her survivors boarded and captured the small Swedish ship St Goran. The Swedish Grip was rammed and sunk by a larger Lübeck ship, which also sank as a result. After the Swedish ship Gyllende Lejon caught fire the fleets scattered, leaving the Danish flagship, Jegermesther, unsupported and she was captured at about 9:30 pm. After this the Allies returned to Copenhagen, and the Swedes to Dalarö. Swedish Vice Admiral Sten Sture and his captain, Baner, were killed.

Ships involved:

[edit] Sweden (Klas Horn)

St Erik 90 (flag)
Finska Svan 82 (Vice Admiral Sten Sture, captain Baner)
David 42
Troilus 44
Svenska Hektor 87
Grip - Rammed and sunk
Böse Lejon 56 (ex-Danish Byens Løffue)
St Goran - Captured
Gyllende Lejon/Forgylden Lejon - Burnt
40 (or possibly 53?) other ships

[edit] Denmark/Lübeck (Otto Rud)

Jegermesther 90 (flag) - Captured
Svenske Jomfru (Erik Rud)
Dans Christopher (Nils Trolle) - Sank
Josua (Lübeck flag)
? (Lübeck) - Sank after ramming
19 other Danish ships
12 other Lübeck ships

[edit] References

Kloth, Herbert: "Lübecks Seekriegswesen in der Zeit des nordischen 7-jährigen Krieges 1563-1570", Zeitschrift des Vereines für lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Vol. 21 (1923), pp. 1-51 & 185-256 plus Vol. 22 (1923-25), pp. 121-152 & 325-379