HDMS Søehesten explained
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Søehesten ("The Seahorse") was an 18-gun barge (in
Danish:
defensionspram) of the
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, commissioned in 1795.
[1] [2] During the
Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801, it was commanded by Lieutenant (Danish:
Premierløjtnant) B. U. Middelboe
[3] with a complement of 178 sailors. 12 of the ship's crew were killed in the battle, and 21 wounded. The ship struck its colours at 14.30.
References
- Danish Naval Museum - Søehesten - no technical drawings or model available
- Web site: Balsved . Johnny E . Navy Ships (S) . Danish Naval History . 17 March 2014 .
- Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 189
Citations
- T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) “Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den danske Søetat 1814-1932" (Danish Naval Officers)
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