Gribshunden

56°8′41.2″N 15°13′15.3″E / 56.144778°N 15.220917°E / 56.144778; 15.220917[1]

History
Denmark
NameGribshunden, Gribshund, Gripshunden, Gripshund, Griff, Griffen, or Griffone
OwnerKing Hans (John) of Denmark and Norway
In service1486
Out of service1495
FateSank after an explosion in 1495
StatusShipwreck
General characteristics
PropulsionSails
Complement150 men[2]
Armamentat 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]

  1. ^ "RAÄ-nummer Ronneby 728" [RAÄ-number Ronneby 728] (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board Riksantikvarieämbetet. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LansStyrelsen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Medieval ship's 'sea monster' figurehead raised from Baltic". BBC News. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-08-13.