HDMS Brev Drageren (1801)

History
Danish Navy EnsignDenmark
NameBrevdrageren
BuilderHohlenberg, Nyholm Dockyard
Launched1801
FateSurrendered to the British after the Battle of Copenhagen
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Brev Drageren
AcquiredCaptured from Denmark 7 September 1807
Commissioned1808
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "21 March Boat Service 1813"[1]
FateSold for breaking 13 October 1825
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeBrevdrageren-class light brig
Tons burthen1816894 (bm)
Length
  • 82 ft 8+12 in (25.2 m) (overall)
  • 66 ft 0+18 in (20.1 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 9 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 3+12 in (3.1 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • In Danish Navy service: 57
  • In Royal Navy service: 60
Armament2 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades (Royal Navy service)

HDMS Brev Drageren (also Brevdrageren) was a Danish let brigger (light brig), launched in 1801 for the Royal Danish Navy. She was one of the many vessels the British captured from the Danish after the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. She was subsequently added to the Royal Navy as HMS Brev Drageren, and was involved in two notable actions while in British service. She was sold in 1825.

  1. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 246.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Winfield was invoked but never defined (see the help page).