PhD Krzysztof Kurzyk

Underwater archaeologist, commercial diver, underwater works supervisor, diving since 2002. Took part in numerous underwater archaeological expeditions in inland and maritime waters of Poland, Lithuania and Croatia. Employed in the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk since 2016, since 2022 as the head of the Underwater Archaeology Department. Specialist in maritime archaeology and archaeology of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Main scientific research focuses on shipwrecks, harbours and navigation in the Medieval and Early Modern Age.

Title: When the Sun set at noon. Solen and the Battle of Oliwa in 1627

On November 28, 1627, the Polish royal fleet under the command of Admiral Arendt Dickmann defeated the Swedish squadron on the roadsted of the port of Gdańsk. This confrontation went down in history as the Battle of Oliwa, and next year we will celebrate its 400th anniversary. During the battle, the Swedish ship Solen was sunk, the wreck of which was discovered in 1969. Since the 1970s, archaeological underwater research on the wreck has been carried out by the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. We will tell you about underwater research on the wreck, the Polish and Swedish fleets, ships and tactics of naval combat, navigation and the everyday life of sailors in the 17th century.