Action of 30 May 1564

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Action of 30 May 1564
partof=Northern Seven Years' War


caption=
date=30 May 1564
place=Proximity of Gotland
casus=
territory=
result=Danish-Lübeck victory
combatant1=flag|Sweden
combatant2=flag|Denmark

commander1=Jakob Bagge
commander2=Herluf Trolle
strength1=4 ships
strength2=6 ships
casualties1=1 ship, c. 101 sailors
casualties2=1 ship, c. 300 sailors

This battle took place on 30 and 31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland, between a fleet of Allied ships, the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under Friedrich Knebel, and a Swedish fleet of 23 or more ships under Jakob Bagge. It was an Allied victory.

Only some of the ships on each side were involved, the rest being unable to help due to the wind. On 30 May "Fortuna" was damaged and "Lange Bark" sunk, but on 31 May "Mars" was boarded by "Byens Løffue", "Engel" and "Fuchs" before catching alight and exploding, killing most of its crew and 300 boarders. Jakob Bagge and his Second, Arved Trolle, were taken prisoner. Swedish casualties apart from in this ship were 101. Fleming took over the fleet and sailed it back to Elfsnabben, while the Danes sailed to Copenhagen.

Ships involved:

Denmark/Lübeck

"Fortuna" (flag)
"Byens Løffue" 56
"Engel" (Lübeck flag)
"Lange Bark" (Lübeck) - Sunk 30 May
"Arck"
"Fuchs" (Lübeck)
other ships

weden (Jakob Bagge)

"Mars" 173 (flag) - Blew up 31 May
"Elefant" 65 (Fleming)
"Finska Svan" 82
"Svenska Hektor" 87
19 or more other ships

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