Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Frederichswaern' (1784)

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Frederichswaern
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	5.7.1783	BWAS-1793
Launched	1784	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Henrik GernerDanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1787	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	16.8.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Frederickscoarn' (1807) (36) 1807-1814 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck130' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)40.8409 (126′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)10.9935 (33′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)4.1618 (12′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen467Danish Læster

Armament

1784Broadside Weight = 179 Danish Pund (195.647 lbs 89.4642 kg)W006
Gun Deck26 Danish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Danish 1-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 Danish 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1783274 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1795KaptajnDA-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
16.8.1807Capture of the Frederikscoarn
16.8.1807Taken by in the Baltic

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DA-WIKI Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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