56°8′41.2″N 15°13′15.3″E / 56.144778°N 15.220917°E[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark | |
| Name | 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.
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LansStyrelsenwas 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)
- ^ Foley, Brendan (2024-01-31). "Interim Report on Gribshunden (1495) Excavations: 2019–2021". Acta Archaeologica. 94 (1): 132–145. doi:10.1163/16000390-09401052. ISSN 0065-101X.
- ^ "Medieval ship's 'sea monster' figurehead raised from Baltic". BBC News. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-08-13.