Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Pærlen' (1804)

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Pærlen
Nominal Guns	38	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	21.7.1802	W006
Launched	14.7.1804	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.9.1807	W006
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Perlen' (1807) (38) 1807-1846 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1836 Renamed "Perlin"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck155' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)48.6869 (150′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)12.2586 (37′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Forward16' 7"Danish Fod (Feet)5.0561 (15′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft17' 7"Danish Fod (Feet)5.3659 (16′ 6″ Imperial)
Burthen779Danish Læster

Armament

7.1804Broadside Weight = 552 Danish Pund (603.336 lbs 275.8896 kg)W006
Gun Deck46 Danish 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1804416 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1807Taken by the British at Copenhagen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54) 1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl Fitzwilliam' (1786) (26) 1786-1799 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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