 Backornament of Dannebroge
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark | |
| Name | Dannebroge |
| Namesake | The Order of the Dannebrog |
| Builder | H Span[1] |
| Launched | 16 October 1692[2] |
| Fate | Exploded and sunk, 4 October 1710 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 164 ft (50 m)[2] |
| Beam | 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Draught | 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Complement | 680[2] |
| Armament | |
| Notes | This was the first ship to be built at Nyholm[2] |
HDMS Dannebroge was a Dano-Norwegian ship-of-the-line that exploded and sank on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War. Almost all of its crew of 600 were killed - one third of the victims were Norwegians. Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the casualties.
- ^ Royal Danish Naval Museum - Dannebroge Archived 2021-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f Skibregister - Dannebroge (1692) record card
- ^ "Undersøgelsehistorie". kulturarv.dk (in Danish). 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.