History | |
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Name | Indfødsretten |
Namesake | Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 |
Builder | Henrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen |
Laid down | 27 April 1786 |
Launched | 1786 |
Captured | by British Royal Navy, 2 April 1801 |
Fate | Burnt April 1801 |
General characteristics [1] [2] | |
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 [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]
Indfødsretten was constructed at Nyholm to a design by naval architect Henrik Gerner. She was laid down on 27 June 1784, launched on 27 April 1786 and the construction was completed on 12 October 1787. [5]
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. [6] [7] After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen. [3]
History | |
---|---|
Name | Indfødsretten |
Namesake | Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 |
Builder | Henrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen |
Laid down | 27 April 1786 |
Launched | 1786 |
Captured | by British Royal Navy, 2 April 1801 |
Fate | Burnt April 1801 |
General characteristics [1] [2] | |
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 |
|
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]
Indfødsretten was constructed at Nyholm to a design by naval architect Henrik Gerner. She was laid down on 27 June 1784, launched on 27 April 1786 and the construction was completed on 12 October 1787. [5]
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. [6] [7] After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen. [3]