Action of 26 July 1566

The battle that took place on 26 July 1566 during the Northern Seven Years War and was a slight victory for a Swedish fleet over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet. It began just east of Öland and the Allied fleet eventually retreated toward Gotland. Two days after the battle a storm sank fourteen of the Allied ships while they were anchored near Visby, drowning around 5900 men. The Swedish fleet, further out to sea, returned to port with some damage.__NOTOC__

hips involved

weden

*"St Erik" 90 (flag)
*"Finska Svan" 82
*"Hercules" 81
*"Böse Lejon" 56
*"Engel" 49
*other ships

Denmark

*"Samson"* (flag)
*"Hannibal"*
*"Merkurius"*
*"Achilles" (Christopher Mogensen, died)
*"Engel"*
*"Solen"*
*"Flores"*
*"Hoyenhald"*
*"Papegoye"*
*"Griffe"*
*"Engelske Fortuna"*
*"Hertug Olufs Pincke"*
*other ships

Lübeck

*"Morian"* (flag of Lübeck)
*"Josua"* (2nd flag of Lübeck)
*"Havfru"*
*other ships

Note: * indicates the ship sank in the storm of 28 July.