''Jylland'' is one of the world's largest wooden warships, and is both a screw-propelled

steam frigate Steam frigates (including screw frigates) and the smaller steam corvettes, steam sloops, steam gunboats and steam schooners, were steam-powered warships that were not meant to stand in the line of battle. There were some exceptions like for exa ...

and a sailship. She took part in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864, and is preserved as a museum ship in Denmark.

Design

She was built for the

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in 1860 as a sailing frigate with an auxiliar screw-drive steam engine and a wooden hull. The figurehead was carved by the sculptor Julius Magnus Petersen and represents the region of

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in the form of the shepherd's rod and the fishing net.

History

During the Second War of Schleswig in 1864, she participated in the naval action against the Austrian-Prussian fleet in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864. ''Jylland'' along with ''Niels Juel'' and ''Heimdall'' bested two Austrian frigates and three small Prussian

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s, but was unable to maintain the blockade of the Prussian North Sea ports. ''Jylland'' sustained considerable damage during the battle. By 1874, she was in use as a

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for naval cadets. In the 1890s she was reduced to stationary use and barely escaped scrapping in 1908. She served as a barracks and training ship between 1892 and 1908. It was, however, decided to preserve her and she was towed to Ebeltoft in 1960. The hulked frigate further deteriorated until she was placed in dry dock in 1984. Restoration proved to be a major task; over 60% of the timber had to be replaced in addition to the rigging, armament, engines and loose gear. In Danish, she is known as simply ''Fregatten Jylland'', although several ships have used this name. The restoration efforts were completed in 1994 and she is on permanent display in dry dock at the town of

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. ''Jylland'' is the last surviving

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Gallery

File:Fregatten Jylland bagfra.JPG, ''Jylland'' in 2013 File:Fregatten Jylland fra dok.JPG, After restoration ''Jylland'' is placed in dry dock File:Jylland-Schraube-55.jpg, ''Jylland'' was a combined steam- and sailship File:Jylland_W_Ebeltoft_17-08-2007 (3).jpg, Battery deck

References

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Bibliography

* Brouwer, Norman J. ''The International Register of Historic Ships''. 3rd ed. London: Chatham Publishing, 1999. * Robert J Gardiner (ed.). ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905''. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1979.

External links

Many photos and a brief story of the ship
Many high resolution photos {{DEFAULTSORT:Jylland Frigates of the Royal Danish Navy Museum ships in Denmark Steam frigates 1860 ships Ships built in Copenhagen Museums in the Central Denmark Region Syddjurs Municipality Tourist attractions in Denmark Tourist attractions in the Central Denmark Region Buildings and structures in Syddjurs Municipality