Danish Fourth Rate ship 'Gronland' (1756)

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Gronland
Nominal Guns	50	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1756	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1791	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck139' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)43.6599 (134′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)11.9358 (36′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 4"Danish Fod (Feet)5.6669 (17′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

1756Broadside Weight = 348 Danish Pund (380.364 lbs 173.9304 kg)RN-JT
Lower Gun Deck22 Danish 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 Danish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Danish 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1772Kommandørkaptajnref:1695

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1770 - 1771Premierløjtnantref:1695

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1695 Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 11th of July 2025 15:02

1761 Shrewsbury74 Captain Hugh Palliser captured a Danish merchant ship from a small convoy off Sardinia, escorted by the Dano-Norwegian Grønland50. Wiki

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