Kammala wannan jumlar: A watan Mayu 1677, ya shiga cikin Royal Danish Navy tare da matsayin kyaftin na farko na aji. Ya umurci "Norske Løve" a cikin
An ba shi mukamin Mataimakin Admiral kuma ya zama kwamandan rundunar jiragen ruwa a cikin tekun Baltic karkashin Admiral Janar Cornelis Tromp. Ya shiga cikin rundunar jiragen ruwa zuwa Öland kuma ya rasa ido yayin cin nasarar Borgholm. Daga nan sai ya dauki kwamandan rundunar karkashin Niels Juel, ya shiga cikin rundunar jiragen ruwa da aka tura zuwa Rügen a 1678 kuma ya jagoranci Siege na Kalmar a 1679.