Danish First Rate ship of the line 'Christianus V' (1683)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert WardlawBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1807
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George GoochBritish
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Service 1809-1821
John Altham CumberlegeBritish
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Service 1800-1802
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Charlton (Unknown) 1799-1809
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Christianus V
Christianus Quintus
Nominal Guns	100	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1683	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	W006
Category	First Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk as Foundation	1717	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRN-JT
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)50.256 (155′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)12.8781 (39′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 5"Danish Fod (Feet)5.3584 (16′ 6″ Imperial)
Draught Forward18' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)5.6734 (17′ 6″ Imperial)
Draught Aft21' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)6.7532 (20′ 10″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1692650 MHVA

Service History

DateEventSource
4.10.17102nd Battle of Koge Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

MHVALars Bruzelius, Web Site

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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