The Allied fleet however was thrown Self_motion against the coast of Gotland , and 12 Danish and 3 Lübeck vessels were smashed Destroying , and most of the ships ' crews , numbering around 5000 , were drowned Killing , with only around 1400 surviving Earnings_and_losses ashore .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rügen was a naval battle Hostile_encounter near the island of Rügen ( in modern Germany ) , that took place Process_start on 21 May 1565 between an allied fleet of 6 Danish and 3 Lübeck ships , and a Swedish fleet of 48 ships with a total of 1,638 guns and 8,000 men under Klas Horn .