Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1790)

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Thetis
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Acquired	7.8.1790	W039
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	W039
Designed by	Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1763-1790	W039
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1805	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW039
Length of Gundeck46.45Meters152′ 4″ Imperial
Breadth11.76Meters38′ 6″ Imperial
Draught Aft5.17Meters16′ 11″ Imperial
Burthen658Danish Læster
Burthen658Danish Læster

Armament

8.1790Broadside Weight = 303 Danish Pund (331.179 lbs 151.4394 kg)W039
Gun Deck26 Danish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Danish 12-Pound Howitzer
Gun Deck14 Danish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Danish 1-Pounder

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1795PremierløjtnantW03918.1.1799 - 1800Premierløjtnantref:733

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W039Johnny E. Balsved, Web Site

ref:733 Family History

Previous comments on this page

Posted by George Moore III on Wednesday 23rd of October 2024 20:30

Tonquest was apparently a commodore.

Posted by George Moore III on Tuesday 22nd of October 2024 19:21

On 27 November, 1801, she was under command of
'Tonquest"

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