HDMS Indfødsretten (1786)
Construction and design
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.
Career
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. After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen.
Notes
- ^ The earlier ship of this name, Indfødsretten (1775), disappeared in the Atlantic in 1783
References
- ^ "Indfødsretten (1786)". Royal Danish Naval Museum (in Danish). 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Danish Naval Museum - Indfødsretten Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - a single technical drawing can be seen by clicking "Vis"
- ^ Laursen, Gert (2008). "The Wreck of the 'Oldenborg". milhist.dk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Record card for Indfødsretten (1786)
- ^ "Indfødsretten (1786)". Trap Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 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
See also
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