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Denmark | |||
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| First Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Patientia (48)
1616-1644 Danish 48 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Squadron Flagship | ||
| Name : Oldenborg (32)
1628-1644 Danish 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Fides (28)
1615-1644 Danish 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship | |||
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| Second Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Third Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Hollandske Fregat (12)
1643-1653 Danish 12 Gun 6th Rate Ship | |||
| Fourth Squadron, Pros MundDanish Naval Sailor Service 1624-1644 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Delmenhorst (28)
1633-1644 Danish 28 Gun 4th Rate Ship | |||
| Name : Gak Med (26)
1635-1665 Danish 26 Gun 4th Rate Ship 1654 Renamed "Neldebladet" | |||
| Name : Flyvende Hjort (12)
1641-1653 Danish 12 Gun 6th Rate Yacht | |||
Sweden | |||
| Van Squadron, Clas Larsson FlemingSwedish Naval Sailor Service 1592-1644 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Scepter (66)
1636-1675 Swedish 66 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Draken (40)
1644-1662 Swedish 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship | |||
| Name : Göteborg (36)
1643-1667 Swedish 36 Gun 4th Rate Ship | |||
| Name : Rafael (36)
1640-1660 Swedish 36 Gun 4th Rate Ship | |||
| Name : Smålands Lejon (32)
1634-1647 Swedish 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship | |||
| Center Squadron, Ulf SparreSwedish Naval Sailor | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Rear Squadron, Klas Hansson BjelkenstjernaSwedish Naval Sailor Service 1615-1662 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Regina (32)
1644-1647 Swedish 32 Gun 3rd Rate Ship | Abraham II DuquesneFrench Naval Sailor Service 1636-1684 | ||
| Name : Fortuna (24)
1642-1668 Swedish 24 Gun 5th Rate Ship | |||
The naval Battle of Colberger Heide (or Colberg Heath) took place on 1 July 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War (part of the Thirty Years War), off northern Germany. It was a slight victory for a Danish fleet commanded by Jørgen Vind, assisted by Grabow and King Christian IV, over a Swedish fleet commanded by Fleming, assisted by Ulfsparre and Bjelkenstjerna.
The Danish fleet consisted of 40 ships with about 927 guns, and the Swedish fleet consisted of 34 ships with 1018 guns and 7 fireships. Danish casualties were 37 killed and 170 wounded, and Swedish casualties were 32 killed and 69 wounded.
The Danish fleet, coming from the east, and the Swedish fleet, coming from the west, met just north of the German island of Fehmarn (Femern). The Swedes turned and sailed south along the west side of Fehmarn, inshore of a shoal, while the Danes followed a little further offshore. The Swedes turned north and swung around before resuming their westward course alongside the Danes. As the battle progressed the fleets turned before the wind, north and then back east south of the island of Langeland. As they approached the island of Lolland the Swedes turned south and eventually ended up in Kiel Bay while the Danes continued south-east, anchoring to the east of Fehmarn. Neither side had lost a ship.