HDMS Indfødsretten (1776)
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NameIndfødsretten
NamesakeDanish Citizenship Act of 1776
BuilderHenrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen
Laid down18 December 1779
.jpg) Indfødsretten flanked by the frigates Kongens af Danmark and Disklo and with the Swedish frigate Finland in the background, 1781. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Indfødsretten |
| Namesake | Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 |
| Builder | Henrik Gerner, Nyholm, Copenhagen |
| Laid down | 18 December 1779 |
| Launched | 25 November 1780 |
| Fate | Sank in 1783 |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 158 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 559 |
| Armament | 64 guns |
HDMS Indfødsretten (lit. Citizenship) was a ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, launched in 1776. She sank in an unknown location in the Atlantic Ocean on her way back from Tranquebar in 1783.
Indfødsretten was constructed at Nyholm Dockyard to a design by Henrik Gerner. She was laid down on 25 March 1775, launched on 11 May 1776 and the construction was completed in 1778.[3]
She was 158 ft (48 m) with a beam of 43 ft (13 m) and a draught of 18 ft (5.5 m). Her complement was 559 men and her armament was 60 24-pounder guns.[3]
