3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

Courland

Page history last edited by Anonymous 2 yrs ago

Duchy of Courland Ships

Duchy of Courland Navy flag (1783-1802)

Duchy of Courland Navy flag (1802-1814)

Duchy of Courland's ships will be distinguished by the prefix DKS - Duchy of Kourland's Ship - before ship´s name. These abbreviations will help distinguish similar ship´s names between nations and government warships from privateers or privately-owned merchantmen.

Sorted by type, start & end service date

Name	Type	Guns	Start	End
DKS Wappen von Churlandt und des eysernen Mannes	Ship	32/40	1652	?
DKS Herzoginn von Churlandt	Ship	40	1654	?
DKS Constantia	Ship	44	1655	?
DKS Pax	Ship	36/46	1656	1659
DKS Dame	Ship/galiot	6/40	1657	?
DKS Wappen und Bildtnis der Herzoge von Churlandt	Ship	72	1658	1659
DKS Fortitudo	Ship	60	1658	1659
DKS Prinzessin von Churlandt	Ship	20/40	1658	?
DKS Cavalier	Ship	6/40	1658	?
DKS Schwann	Ship	40	1664	?
DKS Jacobus Major	Ship	40	1672	?
DKS Scientia	Ship	46	?	?
DKS Wappen des Herzogs Jacobus von Churlandt	Ship	42	?	?
DKS Justitia	Ship	40	?	?
DKS Der Jungere Prinz von Churlandt	Ship	40	?	?
DKS Wappen von Churlandt	Frigate	36	?	1643
DKS Der Rote Löwe	Frigate	28	?	1643
DKS Constantia	Frigate	32	?	1650s
DKS Neptunus	Frigate	30	1651	?
DKS Temperantia	Frigate	30	1651	1653
DKS Walfisch	Frigate	30	1651	1657
DKS Wappen von Churlandt	Frigate	36	1652	?
DKS Prudentia	Frigate	20/34	1652	?
DKS Patentia	Frigate	18/28	1652	1669
DKS Invidia	Frigate	32	?	1653
DKS Temperantia	Frigate	30	1654	?
DKS König David	Frigate	32	1658	?
DKS Fidelitas	Frigate	15/20	1658	?
DKS Orpheus	Frigate	32	1663	c.1677
DKS Cabljau	Frigate	36	1668	?
DKS Mohr	Frigate	32	?	c1669
DKS Mohr	Frigate	32	1672	?
DKS Wappen von Hessen Homburg	Frigate	36	?	?
DKS Elent	Frigate	34	?	?
DKS Innocentia	Frigate	32	?	?
DKS Blumentopf	Frigate	32	?	1681
DKS L'Esperance	Frigate	28	?	?
DKS Concordia	Frigate	28	?	?
DKS Pietas	Sloop	24	1651	1666
DKS Crocodill	Sloop	12/24	1651	?
DKS Johannes de Evangelist	Sloop	24	1652	?
DKS Levitas	Sloop	24	1654	?
DKS Wappen von Herzoginnen Lovise Charlotte von Churlandt	Sloop	24	1656	?
DKS Concordia	Sloop	12/16	?	1658
DKS Jacobus minor	Sloop	24	1658	1659
DKS Der Jungste Prinz von Churlandt	Sloop	16/24	1658	?
DKS Clementia	Sloop	6/20	1658	1659
DKS Lux	Sloop	2/15	1658	?
DKS Parsimonia	Sloop	24	1665	?
DKS Meve von Churlandt	Sloop	20	1669	1672
DKS Meve	Sloop	20	1672	?
DKS Meve	Sloop	20	1676	?
DKS Walfisch	Sloop	24	1676	?
DKS Fortuna	Sloop	24	?	?
DKS Grönlandfahrer	Sloop	24	?	?
DKS Prinz von Churlandt	Sloop	24	?	?
DKS Ringeltaube	Sloop	24	?	?
DKS Die drey Heringe	Sloop	20	?	?
DKS Johannes der Täuffer	Sloop	20	?	?
DKS Isländer	Galiot	15	1658	1675
DKS Jager	Galiot	6	?	1658

The list includes only such ships as carried guns, and are known by name. There were many others, and there are records of about 150 ships during the period 1638-1698, mostly built at Windau or Libau. Among the ships whose names are unknown there said to have been one of 100-guns and two of 80-84 captured by the Swedens at Windau in 1659, besides one 100-guns and one of 60 burnt on the stocks.

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.

Anonymous Create an account or Log in

3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

Courland

Duchy of Courland Ships

Courland

Page Tools

Insert links

Comments (0)

Join this workspace

Navigator

SideBar

Navigation Bar

Recent Activity