Action of 31 July 1712

Action of 31 July 1712

These battles took place on 31 July and 17 August, 1712 south of Rugen, in the Baltic Sea, during the Great Northern War. The first was inconclusive but the second was a victory for Denmark, under Sehested, over Sweden, under Henck. In the following lists, * indicates presence of the vessel in the first battle, ** in the second, and *** in both.

Ships involved:

Denmark (Sehested)

"Ditmarsken" 46*
"Kongens Jagt Krone" 24
"Ark Noa" 16***
"Ebenetzer" 15***
"Helleflynder" 14***
"Christianso" 26**
"Svenske Sophia" 20**
"Gravenstein" 14**
"Phoenix" 12**
"Hecla" 10 (bomb)**
5 barges**
3 fireships**

weden (Henck)

"Stralsund" 30
"Anklam" 30
"St Thomas" 30
"St Johannes" 30
"Witduve" 22
"Jomfru" 14
"Sjökane I" 8
"Sjökane II" 8
"?" 6 (pram)
"?" 6 (galley)
"?" (bomb)
"?" ("kreiert") - Scuttled 2/3 August, captured 5/6 August, refloated 6 August, fought on Danish side on 17 August
11 transports

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