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Ulrik Christian Kaas
Ulrik Christian Kaas (21 April 1729 22 March 1808) was a Danish naval officer who rose to the rank of admiral.Confusion appears to reign concerning portraits of the various Admirals Kaas. An unreferenced comment from Danish Wikipedia :da:Ulrik Christian Kaas records that a portrait of Ulrik Christian is really one of his brother Frederik Christian (1727). A similar comment appears in the reference Rosenkamp below Personal life Ulrik Christian Kaas was born 21 April 1729 in Copenhagen, died 22 March 1808, also in Copenhagen. He was the son of Ulrich Kaas On 6 October 1766 at Ormslev, near Aarhus, he married Frederikke Amalie Charisius, daughter of Councillor (''konferensråd'') Constantin August Charisius and whose sister Frederikke Amalie Charisius had married Ulrik Kaas' older brother, Frederik Christian Kaas in 1765.Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 Pages 715 - 717 In 1780 he was appointed chamberlain at the court and from 1781 to 1783The reference "Projekt Runeberg" differs from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDMS Hvide Ørn (1753)
HDMS ''Hvide Ørn'' was a frigate of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which she served from 1754 to 1776. She was launched on 24 November 1753. Construction and design HDMS ''Hvide Ørn'' was constructed at Nyholm Dockyard under the directions of master ship builder Andreas Thuresen. She was laid down on 23 March 1753 and launched on 24 November 1753. She was named for Peter Tordenskjold Vice-Admiral Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold (28 October 1690 – 12 November 1720) was a Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officer. Born in Trondheim, he travelled to Copenhagen in 1704 and eventually join the Dano-Norwegian navy, rising to the rank ...'s famous frigate by the same name. Her complement was approximately 224 men. Her armament was 30 × 12-pounder guns. Career In 1758, she was sent to Morocco. A young Johan Peter Wleugel, then with rank of first lieutenant, was among the officers. In 1762, she was under the command of Andreas Georg Hermann Schultz as part of a squadron. In 176465 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
