Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Infodsretten' (1776)

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Infodsretten
Nominal Guns	64	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Launched	1776	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Ship Class	Indfødsretten Class (1776)	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1784	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck158' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)49.6278 (153′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)13.5063 (41′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Aft18' 1"Danish Fod (Feet)5.6571 (17′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1776Broadside Weight = 500 Danish Pund (546.5 lbs 249.9 kg)RN-JT
Lower Gun Deck26 Danish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Danish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 Danish 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776559Design ComplementW006

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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