History
Name	Indfødsretten
Namesake	Danish Citizenship Act of 1776
Builder	Henrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen
Laid down	27 April 1786
Launched	1786
Captured	by British Royal Navy, 2 April 1801
Fate	Burnt April 1801
General characteristics [1][2]
Type	Ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,016 tons
Length	158 ft (48 m)
Beam	43 ft (13 m)
Draught	18 ft (5.5 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	559
Armament	26 × 24-pounder guns 26 × 12-pounder guns 12 × 8-pounder guns[3]

Indfødsretten ^[4](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.^{[3] [Note 1]}

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.^[5]

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.^[6][7] After her capture, Indfødsretten was burnt, along with all the other captured Danish warships except Holsteen.^[3]

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Toft, Peter (1893). The United Service. L.R.Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia. p. 611. Url

See also

• List of ships captured in the 19th century

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