| Den Prægtige.jpg | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dronningen |
| Builder: | Frederik Michael Krabbe, Nyholm, Copenhagen |
| Laid down: | 15 March 1768 |
| Launched: | 22 November 1768 |
| Renamed: | Den Prægtige (29 July 1772) |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 818 |
| Armament: | 80 x 37-pounder guns |
HDMS Den Prægtige (prior to 20 July 1772. HDMS Dronningen) was a ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, launched in 1768.
Construction and design[]
Sronningen was constructed at Nyholm Dockyard to a design by Frederik Michael Krabbe. She was laid down on 15 March 1768, launched on 22 November 1768 and the construction was completed in May 1772.[3]
Dronningen was 180 ft (55 m) long with a beam of 47 ft (14 m) and a draught of 20 ft (6.1 m). Her complement was 818 men. Her armament was 80 36-pounder guns.[4]
Career[]
On 20 July 1772, following Christian VII's divorce from Queen Caroline Matilda, Dronnibngen was renamed Den Prægtige.[3]
In 1794, she was under the command of Johan Peter Wleugel.[5] In 1789, she was under the command of Steen Andersen Bille, flag captain to Conrad von Schindel, as part of an [Clarification needed][6]
She was decommissioned in 1799.
References[]
- ↑ "Indfødsretten (1786)" (in da). Royal Danish Naval Museum. 2009. http://www.orlogsmuseet.dk/I/pages/Indf%F8dsretten(1786).htm. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ Danish Naval Museum - Indfødsretten - a single technical drawing can be seen by clicking "Vis"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Den Prægtige / Dronningen (1768)" (in Danish). https://trap.lex.dk/Den_Pr%C3%A6gtige_/_Dronningen_(1768).
- ↑ "Den Prægtige / Dronningen" (in Danish). http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/skibsliste/side.php?id=8424.
- ↑ "Johan Peter Wleugel" (in Danish). https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Johan_Peter_Wleugel.
- ↑ "Steen Bille" (in Danish). https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Steen_Bille_-_s%C3%B8officer.
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