Danish First Rate ship of the line 'Prins Christian' (1665)

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Prins Christian ➡ 1674 Christian V ➡ 1684 Elephanten
Nominal Guns	96	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1665	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Neustadt - Holstein	W006
Category	First Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk as Foundation	1717	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)45.8586 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)11.9358 (36′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Aft13' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)4.1618 (12′ 10″ Imperial)

Armament

1665Broadside Weight = 562 Danish Pund (614.266 lbs 280.8876 kg)W006
Gun Deck14 Danish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck24 Danish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Danish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck20 Danish 8-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Danish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Danish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1673429 W006
1677567 W006
1692600 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1677AdmiralE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1674Renamed Christian VW006
1.6.1677Battle of Møn
1684Renamed ElephantenW006
1708CondemnedW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 11:37

Bet he didn't, this ship was sunk as a foundation in 1717. What ship are you looking for?

Posted by Denis Darmanin on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 11:33

I'm trying to trace a Captain Cornelius Lille who mastered the ship in 1758.
A colonel on this ship was buried at Malta.
Thanks

Posted by Simon J. de Waard on Sunday 13th of September 2020 10:32

See Wikimedia Commons Category:Christianus Quintus (ship, 1665) for images of the model of the vessel

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