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Nominal Guns40W006
NationalityDenmarkW006
OperatorRoyal NavyW006
Launched1793W006
How acquiredPurpose builtW006
ShipyardCopenhagen BWAS-1793
Designed byErnst Wilhelm Stibolt W006
CategoryFifth RateW006
Ship TypeFrigate W006
Captured1807/09/07BWAS-1793
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Freya' (1807) W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Danish Feet144.0000000000000
Breadth37' 6"Danish Feet37.5000000000000
Draught Aft16' 6"Danish Feet16.5000000000000

Armament

1793Broadside Weight = 303   RN-JT
Gun Deck26Danish 18-Pounder
Gun Deck6Danish 1-Pounder
Gun Deck14Danish 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4Danish 12-Pound Howitzer
Service History
DateEvent Source
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1807/09/07Taken by Arrow the British 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
W006 Sailing WarshipsTeemuWeb Site
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
RN-JT Research notesJohn TredreaBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 20th of August 2012 22:30

25 Jul 1800 Nemesis 28, Prevoyante 36, Terpsichore 32, Arrow 20 a brig and a lugger detain The Danish Freya Captain Krabbe and convoy off the Goodwin Sands in a search for contraband. Freya fires on British but is forced to surrender and taken to the Downs where V-Ad Skeffington Lutwidge in Overyssel64 held the convoy until a political agreement was reached with Denmark

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