Linjeskibet Dannebroges anker - Nyholm, Copenhagen, Denmark - Anchors on Waymarking.com

[EN] Dannebroge was a Danish ship-of-the-line with 84 guns, launched here at Nyholm on October 6, 1692. This man-of-war was under command of Captain Iver Huitfeldt when it exploded with its crew aboard on October 4, 1710 during battle with the Swedes in the Battle of Køge Bay.

In 1710 Dannebroge was part of a Danish-Norwegian fleet which was sent to carry Russian support troops to Denmark during The Great Nordic War (1707-1720). Late september the fleet had left Køge Bay and off the coast of Stevns the Danish-Norwegian fleet was met by a Swedish fleet on October 4.

Dannebroge came under gunfire from Swedish men-of-war and caught fire. Despite a violent fire on-board the battle was continued, and the captain succeeded in drawing the Swedes attention away from the rest of the fleet. After an hours battle the fire reached the gunpowder-storage on the ship, and Dannebroge exploded with a giant bang. Only 3 seamen survived while 597 other seamen and officers were killed along with Captajn Iver Huitfeldt himself.

And so the rest of the Danish-Norwegian fleet was able to complete its mission and arrived safely in Copenhagen without any further damage - thanks to the heroic deeds of Captain Iver Huitfeldt aboard the ship-of-line Dannebrog.

Link to a picture and detailed description of Dannebroge.

[DA] Dannebroge var et dansk linjeskib med 84 kanoner, som løb af stabelen her på Nyholm den 6. oktober 1692. Orlogsskibet var under kommando af kommandør Iver Huitfeldt, da det sprang i luften med hele besætningen ombord den 4. oktober 1710 under kamp mod svenskerne i slaget ved Køge Bugt.

I 1710 indgik Dannebroge i en dansk-norsk flåde, der skulle hente russiske hjælpetropper til Danmark i forbindelse med den Store Nordiske Krig (1707-1720). Efter flåden i slutningen af september var stået ud af Køge Bugt, mødte den en svensk flåde ud for Stevns den 4. oktober.

Dannebroge kom under beskydning fra svenske orlogsskibe, og der udbrød brand om bord på skibet. På trods af den efterhånden heftige brand ombord fortsattes kampen, og det lykkedes dermed for skibets chef at bortlede svenskernes opmærksomhed fra flådens øvrige fartøjer. Efter en times kamp var branden nået frem til krudtmagasinet på skibet, og Dannebroge sprang i luften med et øresønderrivende brag. Kun 3 matroser overlevede, mens 597 andre matroser og officerer samt kaptajn Iver Huitfeldt selv omkom.

Det lykkedes herefter for den resterende den af den dansk-norske flåde at fuldføre sin mission og komme sikkert tilbage til København uden at lide yderligere overlast - ikke mindst takket være kommandør Iver Huitfeldts heltemodige indsats om bord på orlogsskibet Dannebrog.

Link til et billede og detailbeskrivelse af Dannebroge.

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