Action of 31 May 1677

Action of 31 May 1677

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Action of 31 May 1677
partof=Scanian War


caption=
date=31 May 1677
place=Proximity of Femern
casus=
territory=
result=Danish/Dutch victory
combatant1=Sweden
combatant2=Denmark-Norway,Netherlands
commander1=Sjøblad
commander2=Niels Juel
strength1=12 ships - 404 guns
strength2=17 ships - 671 guns
casualties1=7 ships captured, 1 wrecked
casualties2=Negligible

This battle took place on 31 May 1677 between Femern and Warnemünde, 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 Juel. 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 Juel)

"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
"?" (galliot)
"?" (galley)
2 fireships
Total: 17 ships - 671 guns

weden (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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