HDMS Dannebroge

Backornament of Dannebroge
History
Denmark
NameDannebroge
NamesakeThe Dannebrog flag
BuilderH Span
Launched16 October 1692
FateExploded and sunk, 4 October 1710
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length164 ft (50 m)
Beam12.95 m (42 ft 6 in)
Draught5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
Complement680
Armament
  • In 1710:
  • 20 × 8-pounder bronze cannon
  • 22 × 14-pounder cannon
  • 26 × 24-pounder cannon
  • 4 × 4-pounder cannon
  • 4 × 14-pounder iron howitzers
NotesThis was the first ship to be built at Nyholm

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.