Peter von Danzig (ship)

This article is about the ship. For the 15th-century German fencing master, see Cod. 44 A 8.
Peter von Danzig (1462)
History
NamePeter von Danzig
Acquiredby Danzig, 1462
DecommissionedSecond half of the 1470s
Home portDanzig
General characteristics
TypeCarrack
Displacementca. 1600 tons
Tons burthenca. 800 tons
Length
  • ca. 51 m (167 ft 4 in) on deck
  • ca. 31 m (101 ft 8 in) keel
Beamca. 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Height9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) without keel
Draft5 m (16 ft 5 in) without keel, 5.33 m (17 ft 6 in) with keel
Propulsion760 m2 (8,181 sq ft) of sails
Boats & landing
craft carried		1×7.5 m esping, 1×4.5 m boat
Crew50 sailors, 300 marines
Armament18 guns

Peter von Danzig was a 15th-century ship of the Hanseatic League. The three-masted ship was the first large vessel in the Baltic Sea with carvel planking.

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