Dannebroge

Dannebroge

The Dannebroge was a Dano-Norwegian ship-of-the-line that exploded and sunk October 4, 1710, during the Great Northern War. Almost all of its crew of 600 were killed.

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History

Dannebroge was built in 1692 and she was the largest ship-of-the-line in the Dano-Norwegian navy at that time with her 84 cannons placed on two decks and a crew of 600 men.[1]

The final battle

In 1710 Denmark–Norway was at war with Sweden.

Norwegian-born commander Ivar Huitfeldt was in charge of Dannebroge October 4, 1710. Along with a Dano-Norwegian fleet of 44 other ships he had set sail for Liepāja (in modern Latvia). The mission was to escort 6.000 Russian troops to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, so they could support Denmark–Norway during the Great Northern War against the Swedes.[2]

However, the fleet was intercepted by a Swedish fleet in the Bay of Køge.

It is unclear how many of the 600 men survived the explosion: some sources say three and others say nine.

According to the commander in chief of the Dano-Norwegian navy, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, the fire on Dannebroge was probably ignited by her own cannons. Gyldenløve mentions this in his letter to the king.[3] Gyldenløve followed the battle from his ship Elephanten and wrote the letter at about 9 o'clock in the morning of October 5.

The wreck

The Langelinie Promenade with the Dannebroge monument.

Today Dannebroge is the only wreck within Danish sea territory, where it is forbidden to dive. The official Danish institution of cultural heritage, Kulturarvsstyrelsen, considers it to be a cemetery.[4]

Some cannons were salvaged in 1714; others were salvaged in 1875 by the company Svitzer, which also searched for other objects that could be sold at an auction.[5] Some of the cannons were later used by Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup, who made a monument for Dannebroge, which today can be found at Langelinie in Copenhagen.

References

  1. ^ iverhuitfeldt.dk. "Linieskibet DANNEBROGE 1692-1710". http://iverhuitfeldt.dk/default.aspx?pageId=69.  (Danish)
  2. ^ Oliver Batchelor. "En søhelts blodige himmelfærd". http://www.milhist.dk/svenske_krigene/huitfelt/huitfelt.htm.  (Danish)
  3. ^ Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø. "Guldenlews raport til kongen". http://www.vragguiden.dk/wreck.asp?id=1477.  (Danish)
  4. ^ Kulturarvsstyrelsen. "Tyveri mod skibsvraget Dannebroge". http://www.kulturarv.dk/presse-nyt/nyhed/artikel/roeveri-mod-skibsvraget-dannebrog/.  (Danish)
  5. ^ Kulturarvsstyrelsen. "Undersøgelsehistorie". http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/139173/.  (Danish)

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