HDMS Indfødsretten

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History
NameIndfødsretten
NamesakeCitizenship (Danish)
BuilderHenrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen
Laid down27 April 1786
Launched1787
Capturedby British Royal Navy, 2 April 1801
FateBurnt April 1801
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeShip of the line
Tons burthen1,016 tons
Length158 ft (48 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draught18 ft (5.5 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement559
Armament
  • 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • 12 × 8-pounder guns[3]

Indfødsretten [4](Danish, lit. 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.[3] [Note 1]

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 her colours at 15.00.[5][6] After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The earlier ship of this name, Indfødsretten (1775), disappeared in the Atlantic in 1783

References[]

  1. ^ "Indfødsretten (1786)". Royal Danish Naval Museum (in Danish). 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ Danish Naval Museum - Indfødsretten - a single technical drawing can be seen by clicking "Vis"
  3. ^ a b c Laursen, Gert (2008). "The Wreck of the 'Oldenborg". milhist.dk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ Record card for Indfødsretten (1786)
  5. ^ Toft, 1893 p.21
  6. ^ Admiral Lord Nelson and his Navy

Bibliography[]

  • Toft, Peter (1893). The United Service. L.R.Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia. p. 611. Url

See also[]

Coordinates: 55°43′53″N 12°40′38″E / 55.7314°N 12.6772°E / 55.7314; 12.6772

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