HDMS Indfødsretten (1786)
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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 |
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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]
Construction and design
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The earlier ship of this name, Indfødsretten (1775), disappeared in the Atlantic in 1783
References
[edit]- ^ "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"
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Toft, Peter (1893). The United Service. L.R.Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia. p. 611. Url
See also
[edit]55°43′53″N 12°40′38″E / 55.7314°N 12.6772°E
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