Danish Sixth Rate corvette 'Fylla' (1802)

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Fylla
Nominal Guns	20	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1802	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1804	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Corvette	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.9.1807	W006
Becomes	British Sixth Rate post ship 'Fylla' (1807) (22) 1807-1814 British 22 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck112' 4"Danish Fod (Feet)35.1879 (108′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)8.8242 (27′ 3″ Imperial)
Draught Forward11' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)3.5336 (10′ 11″ Imperial)
Draught Aft12' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)3.887 (12′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1802Broadside Weight = 308 Danish Pund (336.644 lbs 153.9384 kg)RN-JT
Gun Deck20 Danish 30-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 Danish 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1807Taken by the British at Copenhagen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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