HDMS Indfødsretten (1786) explained

Indfødsretten ^[1] (Danish, lit. Citizenship) was a 64-gun ship of the line in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy commissioned in 1787. She was one of a class of five ships designed and constructed by naval architect Henrik Gerner.^[2]

Construction and design

Indfødsretten was constructed at Nyholm to a design by naval architect Henrik Gerner. She was laid down on 27 June 1784, launched on 27 April 1786 and the construction was completed on 12 October 1787.^[3]

Career

During the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801, this blockship was commanded by Captain A. de Thurah with a complement of 394 sailors. The ship suffered heavy casualties in the battle; 21 were killed and 41 wounded. The ship struck her colours at 15.00.^{[4] [5]} After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen.

Bibliography

• Book: Toft, Peter . Toft . The United Service . 1893 . L.R.Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia . 611. Url

See also

• List of ships captured in the 19th century

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Notes and References

1. Record card for Indfødsretten (1786)
2. The earlier ship of this name, Indfødsretten (1775), disappeared in the Atlantic in 1783
3. Web site: Indfødsretten (1786). Danish. Trap Danmark. 16 June 2022.
4. [#Toft|Toft, 1893]
5. http://www.aboutnelson.co.uk/index.htm Admiral Lord Nelson and his Navy