HDMS Dannebroge
Backornament of Dannebroge | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Denmark | |
| Name | Dannebroge |
| Namesake | The Dannebrog flag |
| Builder | H Span |
| Launched | 16 October 1692 |
| Fate | Exploded and sunk, 4 October 1710 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in) |
| Complement | 680 |
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| Notes | This 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.