HDMS Indfødsretten
| History | |
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| Name: | Indfødsretten |
| Namesake: | Citizenship (Danish) |
| Builder: | Henrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen |
| Laid down: | 27 April 1786 |
| Launched: | 1787 |
| Captured: | by British Royal Navy, April 1801 |
| Fate: | Burnt, April 1801 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,016 tons |
| Length: | 158 ft (48 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 559 |
| Armament: |
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Indfødsretten (Danish, lit. The Citizenship) was a 64-gun ship of the line in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy commissioned in 1787. She was one of a class of five ships designed and constructed by naval architect Henrik Gerner.[2]
During the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801, this blockship was commanded by Captain A. de Thurah with a complement of 394 sailors. The ship suffered heavy casualties in the battle; 21 were killed and 41 wounded. The ship struck its colours at 15.00.[3][4] After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Indfødsretten (1786)". Royal Danish Naval Museum (in Danish). 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 Laursen, Gert (2008). "The Wreck of the 'Oldenborg". milhist.dk. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ Toft, 1893 p.21
- ↑ Admiral Lord Nelson and his Navy
Bibliography
- Toft, Peter (1893). The United Service. L.R.Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia. p. 611. Url
Coordinates: 55°43′53″N 12°40′38″E / 55.7314°N 12.6772°E
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