Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Iderim' (1717)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
John WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1803
Update
Pylades (16) 1794-1815
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Update
George Stevenson WintourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1824
Update
Arrogant (74) 1761-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Excellent (74) 1787-1835
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Edward MarshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1801
Added
Charles ProbyBritish
Dockyard Staff
Clergyman
Service 1794
Update
Justus ThompsonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1774
Update
John ThompsonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1787-1794
Added
William GilbertBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1794
See more...

Recent Comments

Diana (32) 1757-1793
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1757)
Queen (90) 1769-1811
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1769)
Defence (74) 1762-1811
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1762)
Royal George (100) 1756-1782
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
(1756)
Alfred (74) 1778-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1778)
Greyhound (4) 1779-1781
British 4 Gun
Privateer Lugger
(1779)
Timothy EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
Cornwall (74) 1761-1780
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1761)
Griffin (14) 1780-1780
American 14 Gun
Privateer Brigantine
(1780)
Wilkes (14) 1779-1780
American 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
(1779)
See more...

Iderim
Nominal Guns	34	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Previously	Swedish Fifth Rate frigate 'Illerim' (1716) (34) 1716-1717 Swedish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	10.1717	RN-JT
First Commissioned	1717	W006
Shipyard	Karlskrona - Blekinge	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1762	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRN-JT
Length of Gundeck136' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)42.7176 (131′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)10.9935 (33′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)4.3974 (13′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1717Broadside Weight = 246 Danish Pund (268.878 lbs 122.9508 kg)RN-JT
Gun Deck22 Danish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Danish 8-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Saturday 27th of February 2016 18:13

same ship

threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=18671

first frigate of 18 build first to be a 54 ship of line

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Diana' (1757) (32) 1757-1793 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:26	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Queen' (1769) (90) 1769-1811 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:21	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Defence' (1762) (74) 1762-1811 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:17	Jon Miller	British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal George' (1756) (100) 1756-1782 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:13	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alfred' (1778) (74) 1778-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

GDPR Statement