Action of 12 July 1564

Part of Northern Seven Years' War

Date	12 July 1564
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Result	Danish victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Denmark-Norway

Commanders and leaders

Björnson

Strength

1 ships

2 ships

Casualties and losses

1 ship and crew

Negligible

Northern Seven Years' War

Pomerania Bornholm Öland Mared Öland I Öland II Rügen Bukow Bornholm I Axtorna Brobacka Öland III Varberg

The action of 12 July 1564 was an engagement between naval forces of Denmark-Norway and Sweden during the Northern Seven Years' War.

This battle took place on 12 July 1564 near Warnemünde, when the Danish ships Byens Løffue 56, Morian 47 and David 42 defeated the Swedish ship Hvita Falk, under Captain Björnson, after several hours of fighting. At about noon Björnson blew his ship up so that it wouldn't be captured, and there were only two survivors.

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