James Murray (), known in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

as Jakob Mura, was a Scottish emigrant to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who became a naval captain and

shipbuilder Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...

in Poland during the reign of King

Sigismund III Vasa Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to ...

. He built the galleon ''

Król Dawid ''Król Dawid'' (Polish, 'King David') was a galleon of the Polish Navy that fought in the Battle of Oliwa. She was launched as ''König David'' 1623 in Danzig (Gdańsk) and initially served as a merchant ship. During the Polish wars with Swede ...

'' and in 1627, commanded it at the

Battle of Oliwa The Battle of Oliwa, also known as the Battle of Oliva or the Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, was a naval battle that took place on 28 November, 1627, slightly north of the port of Danzig off of the coast of the village of Oliva during the Polis ...

References

* Anna Biegańska, "James Murray: A Scot in the Making of the Polish Navy," '' Scottish Slavonic Review'' 3 (1984): 1-9 * Polish Navy admirals Scottish admirals Scottish shipbuilders Year of birth missing Year of death missing Scottish expatriates in Poland 16th-century Scottish people {{Poland-mil-bio-stub