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Admiral Juel
''Admiral Juel'' was a 28-gun Danish brig that was used as a privateer during the Gunboat War between Denmark and Britain. The second-largest privateer in Danish service during the conflict, she was captured by the Royal Navy in the action of 2 March 1808. Background The 1807 British Battle of Copenhagen (1807), attack on Copenhagen by land and sea left Denmark with few warships and poor options in continuing the fight with her new enemy. The ship-of-the-line and a handful of brigs were (temporarily) safe in Norwegian ports, and the squadrons of gunboats elsewhere on the coast were primarily for defence. Within one week of the British forces departing with the remains of the Danish fleet, King Christian VII's government in Copenhagen promulgated the Danish Privateers Regulations (1807). Denmark was at war with Britain, and a part of the fight would fall to privateers. Denmark and Norway issued ''Kaperbrev'' (letters of marque). From 1807 to 1813 Danish shipping companies dona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 2 March 1808
The action of 2 March 1808 was a minor naval battle between the Royal Navy's 18-gun , and the 28-gun, Denmark, Danish two-decker brig ''Admiral Juel'', during the Gunboat War. ''Sappho'', under the command of Captain George Langford (Royal Navy officer), George Langford, discovered and chased ''Admiral Juel'', which was steering a course to intercept several merchant vessels to leeward. After a short engagement ''Sappho'' captured ''Admiral Juel'', commanded by Jørgen Jørgensen. ''Admiral Juel'', appears in references under a variety of names including ''Admiral Yawl'', ''Admiral Yorol'' and ''Admiral Juul''. No ship of this name is recorded as having been commissioned in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy (nor by her previous French name of ''Christine Henrietta''), although four ships of more modern time have been named for Niels Juel who was an admiral in the late seventeenth century. The ship ''Admiral Juel'' in this engagement was a privateer. Her commander Jørgen Jørgensen (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |