HDMS Hvide Ørn (1798)
HDMS Hvide Ørn (White Eagle),[2] was a light frigate designed by Hohlenberg and built in Copenhagen. She capsized and was lost with all hands off Corsica at the end of 1799.[3] There were three previous ships bearing this name in the Danish navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Builder: | Hohlenberg[1] at Nyholm, Copenhagen |
| Launched: | 1798 |
| Fate: | Capsized and lost with all hands 29 December 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 348½ lst |
| Length: | 129 ft 2 in (39.37 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) aft |
| Draft: | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) fore |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Complement: | 180 men |
| Armament: | 24 × 8-pounder guns + 6 × 8-pounder howitzers + 4 × 6-pounder guns |
Officers
- Robert Ferdinand Moltke Lynch, senior lieutenant, went down with ship[4]
- Jacob Meyer, second in command, went down with ship[5]
- Jan David van der Osten , captain, took command of Hvide Ørn in July 1799 when the previous captain took sick leave. His last report before leaving Livorno on 23 December 1799 was that the ship was in good order and the crew all well.[6]
- Hans Mossin had been commander of Hvide Ørn in 1798 and early 1799, employed in convoy duties in the North Sea and English Channel. Early in 1799 he kept the ship at Dartmouth until all reports of ice in Danish home waters ceased. On 27 May that year he was made commander of the brig Glommen – and survived to 1831.[7][Note 1]
Notes
- More officers' experiences with Hvide Ørn are recorded in Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1
References
- Dansk Biografisk Lexicon VII p 0506
- Record card for Hvide Ørn
- Royal Danish Naval Museum – Hvide Ørn
- Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 p126
- Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 p180
- Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 p281
- Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 p206
Citations
- Project Runeberg – Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VII. Bind. I. Hansen – Holmsted /
- Royal Danish Naval Museum – List of ships
- (in Danish)T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) “Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den danske Søetat 1814-1932“. Two volumes. Download here.
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