Danish sloop 'Nidelven' (1792)

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Nidelven
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1.12.1792	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Lougen Class (1790)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1763-1790	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Nid Elven' (1807) (18) 1807-1814 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 4"Imperial Feet28.6766
Length of Keel76' 7"Imperial Feet23.1944
Breadth27' 8"Imperial Feet8.2586
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen311 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

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DatesRankNameSource
1794 - 1795Kaptajnløjtnantref:1695

Service History

DateEventSource
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
7.9.1807Taken by the British at Copenhagen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1695 Web Site

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