Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Holsteen' (1772)

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Holsteen
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	23.3.1770	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.4.1772	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1774	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Holsteen Class (1772)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	KrabbeDanish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	2.4.1801	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Holstein' (1801) (64) 1801-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1805 Renamed "Nassau"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck158' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)49.6278 (153′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth42' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)13.2707 (41′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Aft18' 1"Danish Fod (Feet)5.6571 (17′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1774Broadside Weight = 480 Danish Pund (524.64 lbs 239.904 kg)RN-JT
Lower Gun Deck24 Danish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Danish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Danish 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.4.1772559Design ComplementW006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 2.4.1801Kaptajn

Service History

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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