Battle of Oliwa
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The Battle of Oliwa, also known as the Battle of Oliva or the Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, was a naval battle that took place on 28 November, 1627, slightly north of the port of Danzig off of the coast
1638 painting of the battle
Ritter Sankt Georg
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Ritter Sankt Georg, also known as Sankt Georg, was a 31-gun galleon of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy. Launched in Puck, Poland in 1627, she fought in the Battle of Oliwa before being destroy
Battle of Oliwa
…the vice admiral. These three commanders formed a council of war in which they jointly developed a battle plan and decided on the attack. The galleon Ritter Sankt Georg was the Polish-Lithuanian flagship. The Polish–Lithuanian fleet outnumbered the blockading Swedish squadron; the two Polish-Lithuanian squadrons numbered…
Inaccurate model of Ritter Sankt Georg, 1925