According to the Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius of March 1769 decided the Danish crown that 8 warships of 70 guns, 3 of 60 guns, 3 of 50 guns, a frigate of 30 guns and a frigate of 124 guns had to be fitted out to be able to go seawards before the end of April. The naval strength was considered to be 44 ships-of-the-line.
Source
Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius, part 26, January-June 1769. Bernardus Mourik, Amsterdam, 1769.
