Arka Noego
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Arka Noego was a war pinnace in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy that played an important role in two naval battles of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–29). Small, fast and lightly armed when compared to the impressive man-of-war galleons of the Swedish Navy, excellent leadership, a fine crew and aggressive marines combined to bring the Arka Noego into parity with her larger opponents. Major roles in two impressive victories followed in the fall of 1627.
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Arka Noego, Polish Navy war pinnace, 1625. | |
History | |
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Poland | |
Name | Arka Noego |
Launched | 1625 |
Acquired | ?1625 |
Commissioned | ?1625 |
In service | 1625–1632 |
Out of service | 1632 |
Homeport | Gdańsk, Poland |
Fate | Captured by Sweden, January 1632 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Pinnace |
Displacement | 180 tons |
Beam | 6.8 ft (2.1 m) |
Draft | na |
Speed | 2–10 knots (3.7–18.5 km/h) |
Range | offshore, ocean |
Complement | 35 sailors, 50-70 Polish Navy Marines |
Armament | 16 'small' caliber cannon; 3 pierrier à boîte (breech-loading, swivel gun) |
Armour | ? |
Notes | Old historical sources use German names for Polish Navy ships of this era. |
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