naval engagement, early modern

Naval Battle near Hel

Name: Naval Battle near Hel
Location: Puck, Poland

Naval Battle near Hel was a naval engagement fought in 1627 at Puck, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Puck. The recorded result: Dano-Norwegian victory. Recorded strength: 18 warships against 15 warships.

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Fought1627

WherePuck, Poland54.720N, 18.411E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDano-Norwegian victory

BelligerentsDenmark–NorwayagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Casualties and lossesNoneand2 warships destroyed; 13 warships captured

Record

Date	1627 (year precision)
Place	Puck, Poland 54.720N, 18.411E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	18 warships	15 warships
Casualties and losses	None	2 warships destroyed; 13 warships captured
Commanders	Admiral Franke	Krzysztof Minckenbeck

Placed at Puck; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kępa Oksywska 1939, 21 km SE
Battle of Świecino 1462, 22 km W
Battle of Hel 1939, 25 km E
Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign 1939, 26 km E
Siege of Gdynia 1939, 26 km S

Elsewhere in 1627

Naval Battle near Hel is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q8445685, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Naval battle near Hel, revision 1370629354, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.