Danish Sixth Rate ship 'Lossen' (1673)

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Lossen
Nominal Guns	26	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Acquired	1673	W006
Shipyard	Norway - Scandinavian Peninsula	W006
Category	Sixth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Burnt	9.9.1679	NWB

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)26.6985 (82′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth23' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)7.2767 (22′ 5″ Imperial)
Draught Aft9' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)2.8269 (8′ 8″ Imperial)

Armament

1673Broadside Weight = 63 Danish Pund (68.859 lbs 31.4874 kg)W006
Gun Deck16 Danish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Danish 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1673104 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
25.5.1676Battle of Bornholm

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Monday 27th of July 2026 11:16	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Acasta' (1797) (40) 1797-1821 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:14	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:12	Jon Miller	Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Marlborough House)British Naval Sailor Service 1793-1846
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:11	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Centaur' (1797) (74) 1797-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:10	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Achille' (1798) (74) 1798-1865 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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