HDMS Tordenskjold (1852)

HDMS Tordenskjold guarding the Prussian Coast in 1864
History
Denmark
NameTordenskjold
NamesakeTordenskjold
BuilderNyholm shipyard, Copenhagen
Launched16 June 1852
Commissioned15 April 1854
Decommissioned17 February 1872
HomeportCopenhagen
FateSold to merchant service and sank in 1892
General characteristics
TypeSteam and screw frigate
Displacement1,453 long tons (1,476 t)
Length50.40 m (165 ft)
Beam12.86 m (42 ft 2 in)
Draft5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
Installed power200 shp (150 kW) (1862)
Propulsion1 × shafts; 1 × steam turbine
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armament

Royal Danish Navy ship of the line HDMS Tordenskjold was commissioned in 1854. The Tordenskjold was constructed in response to the perceived danger posed by the German nations to Denmark's status as a major naval force in the Baltic. It was named after the celebrated Danish naval hero Peter Tordenskjold.[1]

  1. ^ "Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Tordenskiold' (1852)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.