Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Nordstiernen' (1785)

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Nordstiernen
Nordstjaeren
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1785	W006
First Commissioned	1787	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Ship Class	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica Class (1780)	W006
Designed by	Henrik GernerDanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1787	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Deleted from list	1805	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck172' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)54.0252 (166′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth45' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)14.1659 (43′ 9″ Imperial)
Draught Aft20' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)6.3605 (19′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1785Broadside Weight = 660 Danish Pund (721.38 lbs 329.868 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 Danish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Danish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 Danish 8-Pounder

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1795Kaptajnløjtnantref:1695

Service History

DateEventSource
1795

Seriously wounded by a cannon exploding

ref:1695

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1695 Web Site

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