HMS Fredericksteen

HMS Fredericksteen was a Royal Navy frigate, built in 1800.[1] She was a 32-gun fifth rate ship of the line, captured from the Danish Navy in 1807.[1] She was Captain Francis Beaufort's first command as post-Captain in 1810.[1]

Royal Danish Navy

Built originally for the Royal Danish Navy as Friderichssteen in 1800 by F. C. H. Hohlenberg of Copenhagen,[2] she served in the Danish West Indies from 1802 until 1804. She was taken as a prize by the Royal Navy at the 1807 Battle of Copenhagen and re-commissioned as HMS Fredericksteen.[3]

Friderichssteen carried an armament of 20x36 pound carronades on the gundeck.[3]

Royal Navy

After Copenhagen, Fredericksteen was repaired and recommissioned at Chatham, England, where her main gundeck armament was changed to 26x12 pound cannons.[3] She served in the Mediterranean between 1810 and 1812 and was finally broken up in 1813.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Courtenay, Nicholas (2002). "8". Gale Force 10 - The life and legacy of Admiral Beaufort. Review. p. 154. ISBN 0747272107.
  2. ↑ "Frederichssteen". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "List of British Design Plans draughts of Danish warships captured by Britain in 1807". Danish Military History site. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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