HDMS ''Ditmarsken'' (or ''Ditmarschen'') was a 64-gun

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactics in the Age of Sail, naval tactic known as the line of battl ...

of the

Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Denmark-Norway, Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when John, King of Denmark, King John appointed his vassal Henrich Krummedige, Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and ...

which was launched in 1780. She was captured by the British during the battle of Copenhagen in 1807 and burnt.

Construction and design

''Ditmarsken'' was constructed at Nyholm Dockyard to a design by

Henrik Gerner Henrik Gerner (1742–1787) was a Danish naval officer who specialised in shipbuilding and naval architecture. His interests as an entrepreneurial engineer led to unsinkable gun platforms, horse-driven dredging machines, and desalination equipme ...

. She was laid down on 17 December 1779, launched on 25 November 1780 and the construction was completed on 18 March 1783. She was with a beam of and a draught of . Her complement was 559 men and her armament was 64 guns.

Career

In 1798 she was under the command of Just Bille. She was captured by the British during the battle of Copenhagen in 1807 and burnt.

References

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