Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy

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The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy was the maritime force of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, active primarily in the 16th and 17th centuries and engaged in conflicts in the Baltic Sea region.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch ⓘ
navy ⓘ
activeInCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
associatedWithCity Gdańsk ⓘ
Puck ⓘ
baseOfOperations Gdańsk ⓘ
Puck ⓘ
Wismar (leased port) ⓘ
linked to: Port of Wismar
conflict Polish–Muscovite War ⓘ
Polish–Ottoman wars ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
declineCause lack of stable funding ⓘ
political opposition of the nobility (szlachta) ⓘ
fundingSource royal treasury ⓘ
special maritime taxes ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalRegion Royal Prussia ⓘ
historicalSuccessor Polish Navy ⓘ
languageOfCommand Latin ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
navalTheater Baltic Sea region ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Gdańsk (Danzig) Roadstead (1627) ⓘ
Battle of Hel Peninsula (1627) ⓘ
Battle of Oliwa ⓘ
operationalArea Baltic Sea ⓘ
opponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
organizedUnder Polish Crown ⓘ
patron Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Władysław IV Vasa ⓘ
periodOfStrength reign of Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
reign of Władysław IV Vasa ⓘ
primaryEnemy Swedish Navy ⓘ
primaryMission contest Swedish control of the Baltic Sea ⓘ
defense of the coast of Royal Prussia ⓘ
protection of Baltic trade routes ⓘ
recruitmentSource Royal cities of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
foreign mercenary sailors ⓘ
relatedOrganization Royal Fleet of Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
subordinateTo King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: King of Poland
usedFlag naval ensign of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
usedPrivateers true ⓘ
usedShipType galleon ⓘ
pinnace ⓘ
warship ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Oliwa → belligerent → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Battle of Oliva → fleetInvolved → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Battle of Oliva → participant → Polish–Lithuanian marines ⓘ
linked to: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy
Święty Jerzy → usedBy → Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów ⓘ
linked to: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy
Wodnik → operator → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Solen → operator → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Solen → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth fleet ⓘ
linked to: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy
Solen → opponentInBattle → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Arend Dickmann → militaryBranch → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Herman Witte → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
Arend Dickmann → militaryBranch → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ⓘ