Polish Fourth Rate galleon 'Ritter Sankt Georg' (1627)

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Ritter Sankt Georg
Rycerz Święty Jerzy
Nominal Guns	31	E-WIKI
Nationality	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Operator	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy
Launched	1627	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Puck - Poland	E-WIKI
Constructor	James MurrayPolish Ship Builder	E-WIKI
Category	Fourth Rate	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Galleon
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Burnt in Action	6.7.1628	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Burthen400Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1236
Between Perpendiculars120' 0"Amsterdam Feet33.972 (111′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.3606 (24′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen400Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.11.1627150including 100 marinesref:1240

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1627 - 6.7.1628Captain Discharged Deadref:1240

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1627 - 28.11.1627Admiral† Discharged DeadE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
28.11.1627Battle of Oliwa

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1236E. Koczorowski, Book

ref:1240E. Koczorowski, Book

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Posted by Sagitt on Saturday 8th of December 2018 08:38

Some more Data about this ship:

Ritter Sankt Georg

Launched 1627
First commissioned 1627
How acquired Purpose built
Shipyard Puck
Constructor James Murray
Category Fourth rate
Ship Type Galleon
Burnt 6.07.1628

Dimensions type metric equivalent:
Length of Gundeck 120 Amsterdam feet 33,9759
Breadth 26 Amsterdam feet 7,3614
Burthen 400 tones

Crew complement
1627 60 sailors, 100 marines

Flag Officer:
Dates Rank Name
28.11.1627 Admiral Arend Dijckmann (1572-28.11.1627)†

Commanding Officer:
Dates Rank Name
1627 – 6.07.1628 Captain Hieronymus Teschke (?-1628)†

Service History
28.11.1627 Battle of Oliwa: Took the swedish Fourth Rate Galleon "Tigern"
6.07.1628 Battle of Vistula mouth: Attacked by Swedish field artillery near Wisłoujście
fortress, and burnt.

Sources: E. Koczorowski, Bitwa pod Oliwą (Battle of Oliwa), Warsaw 2002,
E. Koczorowski, Flota Polska w latach 1587-1632 (Polish Navy in 1587-1632), Warsaw 1973.

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