Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Norge' (1800)

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Norge
Nominal Guns	78	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	13.4.1796	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.9.1800	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1804	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Norge' (1807) (74) 1807-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck180' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)56.538 (174′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)14.7627 (45′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)5.9766 (18′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1387Danish Læster

Armament

1800Broadside Weight = 1034 Danish Pund (1130.162 lbs 516.7932 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck32 Danish 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 Danish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Danish 36-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Danish 12-Pound Carronade

1800Broadside Weight = 960 Danish Pund (1049.28 lbs 479.808 kg)RN-JT
Lower Gun Deck28 Danish 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 Danish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Danish 36-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Danish 12-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Danish 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1800740 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1807Taken by the British at the fall of Copenhagen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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