Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Iris' (1795)

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Iris
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	10.2.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	14.10.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1763-1790	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Iris' (1807) (36) 1807-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRN-JT
Length of Gundeck148' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)46.4868 (143′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)11.6441 (35′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)4.7429 (14′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1795Broadside Weight = 300 Danish Pund (327.9 lbs 149.94 kg)RN-JT
Upper Gun Deck26 Danish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Danish 12-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Danish 6-Pounder

1801Broadside Weight = 342 Danish Pund (373.806 lbs 170.9316 kg)RN-JT
Upper Gun Deck26 Danish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Danish 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Danish 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 1798Kaptajnref:16951803Kaptajnref:1695

Service History

DateEventSource
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
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

ref:1695 Web Site

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