Gribshunden, Gribshund, Gripshunden, Gripshund, Griff, Griffen, or Griffone
Owner
King Hans (John) of Denmark and Norway
In service
1486
Out of service
1495
Fate
Sank after an explosion in 1495
Status
Shipwreck
General characteristics
Propulsion
Sails
Complement
150 men[2]
Armament
at least 14 wrought iron breech-loading swivel guns, possibly as many as 68 guns
Gribshunden or Griffen (English: "Griffin-Hound" or "Griffin"), also known by several variant names including Gribshund, Gripshunden, Gripshund, Griff, and Griffone, was a Danish warship, the flagship of Hans (John), King of Denmark (r. 1481–1513).[3][4]Gribshunden sank in 1495 after an explosion while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden; the ship is one of the best-preserved wrecks yet discovered from the late medieval period.[5][6]
^"RAÄ-nummer Ronneby 728" [RAÄ-number Ronneby 728] (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board Riksantikvarieämbetet. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
^Cite error: The named reference LansStyrelsen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Lars Einarsson and Björn Wallbom, "FORTSATTA MARINARKEOLOGISKA UNDERSÖKNINGAR av ett fartygsvrak beläget vid St. Ekö Ronneby kommun, Blekinge län (Kalmar läns museum UV/marinarkeologi 2002)
^Johan Rönnby, Niklas Eriksson, Ingvar Sjöblom, Joakim Holmlund, Mikael Björk. (2015) Blekinge Museum Rapport 2015:21 Gribshunden (1495) Skeppsvrak vid Stora Ekön, Ronneby, Blekinge Marinarkeologisk undersökning 2013–2015 (MARIS Södertörns högskola/Blekinge museum)
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Northern Europe comes from excavations on the Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden, which sank in the summer of 1495. In 2021, archaeologists recovered...
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underwater archaeological excavation of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden, which sank in 1495 near Ronneby, Sweden. The purpose of this henbane...
royal context comes from the wreck of the Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden, which sank in June 1495 while King Hans sailed from Copenhagen to Kalmar...
coast of Ronneby that was eventually identified by archaeologists as Gribshunden, a 15th-century Danish warship. The shipwreck is significant as one of...
northwest Europe comes from the wreck of the Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The ship sank off the southern coast of Sweden in the summer of 1495...
Year Country Description Deaths Image 1495 Denmark Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea...
4809(916) The discovery of a European ship dating back to the 15th century, Gribshunden, may provide physical evidence of engineering breakthroughs that helped...
flagship of the Danish-Norwegian King Hans, Gribshunden, carried 68 guns. Eleven gun beds from Gribshunden's artillery have been recovered by archaeologists;...
Blekinge archipelago that was eventually identified by archaeologists as Gribshunden, a 15th-century Danish warship. The shipwreck is significant as one of...
University of Wales Press. ISBN 9781786831439. Warming, Rolf (2015-07-01). "Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations". Combat Archaeology. Retrieved...
Elder to restore the power of the Kalmar Union. However, his flagship, Gribshunden, catches fire and sinks off the coast of Ronneby with loss of life, and...
17°15′06″E / 56.75083°N 17.25167°E / 56.75083; 17.25167 (MV Finnbirch) Gribshunden Denmark 1495 Warship discovered in the 1970s, one of the best-preserved...
Elder to restore the power of the Kalmar Union. However, his flagship, Gribshunden, catches fire and sinks off the coast of Ronneby with loss of life, and...
when a hurricane struck the harbour at La Isabela, Hispaniola. Summer — Gribshunden ( Denmark): Caught fire and sank off Ronneby, Sweden. 1499 January —...
investigation of the wreck of the Danish warship later identified as Gribshunden (sank 1495) in the Baltic Sea. Innes McCartney begins a survey of German...
the coast of modern-day Sweden is identified as the Danish flagship Gribshunden (sank 1495). Experimental archaeology: Construction of Campus Galli,...
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