Gabriel Christoffersen Kruse (died 1647) of Tulsted and Hjulebjerg was an officer in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.
With three men-of-war and two pinnaces, and Scotsman John Cunningham among his commanders, he reached the coast of Spitsbergen in July, where he met the English explorer Robert Fotherby.
A few days later he met the admiral of the English whaling fleet, Thomas Edge, who refused to recognize Christian IV's sovereignty or pay a duty to hunt there.
He then met the Dutch admiral Adriaen Block, who also refused to pay any fine.
In 1629 Kruse commanded several ships of the Baltic fleet, which was now under the noblemen Henrik Vind.