Danish Second Rate ship of the line 'Christian VII' (1803)

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Christian VII
Christian den Syvende
Nominal Guns	90	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	20.4.1800	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.7.1803	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	W006
Designed by	Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1804	BWAS-1793
Category	Second Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.9.1807	W006
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Christian VII' (1807) (80) 1807-1838 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck184' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)57.7963 (178′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth48' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)15.0964 (46′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Forward19' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)5.9941 (18′ 6″ Imperial)
Draught Aft20' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)6.5176 (20′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,452Danish Læster

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1803849 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1807Taken by the British at Copenhagen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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