Danish Sixth Rate ship 'Kronfisk' (1631)

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Kronfisk
Kronfisken
Nominal Guns	16	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Acquired	1631	W006
Shipyard	Slotø - Baltic Sea	W006
Category	Sixth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	13.10.1644	NWB
Becomes	Swedish Fifth Rate ship 'Kronfisk' (1644) (16) 1644-1655 Swedish 16 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)53.442 (175′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)26.6985 (82′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)8.1666 (25′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 9"Swedish Aln (Feet)15.513 (50′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Aft11' 0"Swedish Aln (Feet)6.5318 (21′ 5″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1644120 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
13.10.1644Battle of Fehmarn

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Thursday 18th of June 2026 06:57	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pearl' (1762) (32) 1762-1832 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1825 Renamed "Prothee"
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