Danish row gun chaloupe Dragoe 1806-1814

Launched by Dahlmann on 9 July 1806, send to Norway in 1806 and last mentioned in 1814. Dimensions 63'10 1/2 x 13'11 1/2 x 3'5 1/2", armed with 2 guns, crew numbered 71 men and 34 oars.      

Source

B.E. Thomsen. “Danish Oared gunboat 1700-1850”, magazine Marineshistorisk Tideskrift nov 1977

Danish row gun chaloupe Praestoe 1805-1814

Launched by Dahlmann on 25 July 1805, send to Norway in 1806 and last mentioned in 1814. Dimensions 63'10 1/2 x 13'11 1/2 x 3'5 1/2", armed with 2 guns, crew numbered 71 men and 34 oars.      

Source

B.E. Thomsen. “Danish Oared gunboat 1700-1850”, magazine Marineshistorisk Tideskrift nov 1977

Danish row gun chaloupe Wording 1805-1814

Launched by Dahlmann on 20 July 1805, send to Norway in 1806 and last mentioned in 1814. Dimensions 63'10 1/2 x 13'11 1/2 x 3'5 1/2", armed with 2 guns, crew numbered 71 men and 34 oars.      

Source

B.E. Thomsen. “Danish Oared gunboat 1700-1850”, magazine Marineshistorisk Tideskrift nov 1977

The so-called Bantry Boat or longboat of French frigate La Résolue captured in 1798

National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

In December 1796 tried France to invade Ireland by landing troops in the Bantry Bay. One of the warships involved was the French frigate La Résolue which lost her masts in a collision. Her longboat was lowered and commanded by lieutenant Proteau to search for a ship which could tow the La Résolue to safety. He failed however and was taken prisoner of war when the longboat was driven ashore. The La Résolue (built 1777-1778) was involved in the battle of Tory Island on 12 October 1798 and captured next day by the British HMS Melampus.

Model of an Irish 19th Century Naomhóg

 

National Museum Dublin, Ireland March 2019

The term naomhóg is a term used in Kerry to describe the largest type of a currach which is still used along the west coast. Model probably make by someone living in the Dingle area at the end of the 19th Century.

Inuit replacing kayak by motor boats while seal hunting according to the Dutch newspaper De tijd dated 13 November 1938

An item reported that a Danish engine plant was ordered to delivered 450 engines for boats in Greenland where the Inuit were replacing their traditional kayak for a motor boat while seal hunting.

Dutch row gunboat No. 9 lying at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Javasche courant dated 13 May 1828

An item reported the Dutch row gunboat No. 9 lying in the roads of Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.

The Danish naval strength according to a Dutch naval annual in 1846

Jacob Swart published in his naval annual for 1846 the following small list dealing with the Danish navy. This navy consisted of 6 ships of the line, 5 of 84 and 1 of 66 guns; 8 frigates, 2 of 48, 4 of 46 and 2 of 40 guns; 4 corvettes of 20-26 guns, 4 brigs of 12-18 guns, 3 schooners, 3 cutters, 3 steamships, 1 of 200, 1 of 80 and 1 of 40 hp, 80 row gunboats, 2 ships on stocks, namely a 84-gun ship of the line and 1-20-gun corvette. Total strength 113 ships and vessels.

Source
Jhr. G.A. Tindal and Jacob Swart. Verhandelingen en Berigten betrekkelijk het Zeewezen en de Zeevaartkunde. Amsterdam, 1846, vol 6, 2nd part, p. 828. Digitized by Google.

Dutch row gunboat No. 10 lying at Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Javasche courant dated 25 October 1832

An item reported the Dutch row gunboat No. 10 lying in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies.

Dutch row gunboat Zr.Ms. No. 14 lying in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Javasche courant dated 24 June 1840

An item reported the Dutch row gunboat Zr.Ms. No. 14 lying in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies.

The strength of the Swedish and Norwegian navies in 1857 according to a Dutch magazine

An item referred to the Moniteur de la Flotte reporting that for 1857 the strength of the Swedish navy was to consist of 10 ships of the line, 6 frigates, 4 corvettes, 4 brigs, 9 steam corvettes, 20 armed schooners, 77 gunboats, 122 gun sloops, 6 bombs, 22 steam aviso‘s, 2 royal yachts, 21 transports and 594 rowboats.

The strength of the Norwegian navy was to consist of 2 frigates, 2 corvettes, 2 steam corvettes, 1 brig, 43 gun sloops and 5 steam tugs. Further more a frigate and a steam aviso under construction.

In case of war were all ships good enough to be fitted out, in peace time were just enough ships fitted out as needed.

Source
Verhandeling en berigten betrekkelijk het Zeewezen, de Zeevaartkunde en de daarme in verband staande wetenschappen, 2nd part. Jacob Swart. 1856. 

Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. No. 14 served as guard ship at Samarang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant 7 July 1866

An item referred to tidings dated 14th May 1866 dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. No. 14 lieutenant 2nd class D.J.A.D. van der Steen served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies.

Dutch row gunboat No. 14 served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 2 April 1865

An item dated 15th February referred to tidings dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch row gunboat No. 14 lieutenant 2nd class C.H. Bogaert served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies.

Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. Nr. 14 served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 November 1864

An item dated referred to tidings dated 15 October dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. Nr. 14 lieutenant 2nd class C.H. Bogaert served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies.

Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. No. 14 served as guard ship at Samarang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 8 July 1859

An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 7th dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch row gunboat Zr. Ms. No. 14 lieutenant 2nd class J.K.L. Hey van Pittius served as guard ship in the roads of Samarang, Dutch East Indies.

Dutch row gunboat No. 10 1820-1821

Department Rotterdam, launched at Rotterdam, Netherlands on 21 March 1820, last mentioned in 1821. Armament 2 guns. Length 50 feet. Built by P. Glavimans.

French privateers captured and sold on auctions at Flushing 1707

La Mutine, brought in by Cornelis Melsen and sold 14 January 1707
St. Huijbrecht, brought in by Daniël Sandersen and sold 17 June 1707
Small snow De Hoop together with a rowboat, brought in by Jakob de Prince and sold 22 March 1707
Frigate Le Comte de Thoulouse, brought in with a cargo of nails and other stores by Daniël Michielsen and sold 5 July 1707
Small snow l'Hardy Trompeuse, brought in by Daniël Michielsen and sold 5 July 1707
Small snow Het Vliegende Paard, brought in by Jakob Guépin and Erasmus Muller and sold 5 July 1707
St. Jakob, called a 'sijssebomme', brought in by Pieter Prijs and sold 2 August 1707
Frigate De Koning van Sweden, brought in by Daniël Brakmand and sold 2 August 1707
Frigate l'Empereur, brought in by Jakob Stevensen and sold 6 September 1707
Snow La Capricieuse, brought in by Jakob Stevensen, Jakob de Prince and Jan Jansen Thijssen and sold 14 October 1707

Source
Archive Rekenkamer C inv.no. 45090 (Zeeuws Archief at Middelburg).

The Danish navy in September 1866 as described by F. Martin in 1868

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible. In his book for politicians and merchants Martin described all the countries part of the so-called civilised world. If available he published information dealing with the armed forces and the merchant trade shipping.

“p. 55: The maritime forces of Denmark consisted, in September, 1866, of three frigates and one floating battery, iron-cased, carrying a total of 44 guns ; one steam ship of the line, 64 guns; four steam frigates,

p. 56: with an aggregate armament of 162 guns; three steam corvettes, with 44 guns; four corvettes, mounting 12 guns; six paddle-wheel vessels, carrying together 38 guns; and seven iron gunboats, with an aggregate of 13 guns. Of sailing vessels Denmark possessed, at the same date, two ships of the line, of 84 guns each ; one frigate, of 48 ; one corvette, of 20 ; and one brig, of 16 ; besides a receiving ship, transports, and a flotilla of row boats. The chief ironclad vessels of the Danish navy are the Esbern Snare, the Absalom, and the Rolf Krake. The Rolf Krake, built by Napier, of Glasgow, is plated with 4½ -inch iron, and has two turrets, which carry four 68-pounders; it is of 1,200 tons burthen, and draws but 16 feet of water. The Esbern Snare and Absalom are smaller iron-clad vessels, converted from wooden ships. The navy is manned by about one thousand men, officered by one vice-admiral, one rear-admiral, and twenty captains.”

Source

F. Martin. The Statesman’s Year-book. A statistical, mercantile, and historical account of the states and sovereigns of the civilised world. A manual for politicians and merchants for the year 1868. London, 1868.

Ships built by the Dutch navy shipyard at Flushing between 1817 and 1861

In the archive of the town Flushing (inv.no. 5533) is a list preserved with the names of the warships built by the former navy shipyard at Flushing which became afterwards the shipyard De Schelde, nowadays still existing as part of the Damen Shipyards Group.

The list is dated 12 December 1875 and made by the book-keeper of the Royal Company De Schelde using the present name signs found on the so-called Moellezolder (loft). He supplied the names of 61 ships in chronological order. The so-called boats must have been sail gunboats.

1. De Courier, 18-gun brig, keel laid down 11 July 1817

2. De Zeeuw, 80-gun ship of the line, keel, laid down 24 August 1819

3. Euridice, 36-gun frigate, build 1820-1821

4. Koning der Nederlanden, 84-gun ship of the line, keel laid down 27 December 1821

5. No. 3, boat, build 1821

6. Mercuur, work ship, build 1821

7. No. 11, rowboat, build 1821

8. De Rijn, 54-gun frigate, build 1825-1832

9. Panter, 12-gun brig, keel laid down 24 June 1823

10. No. 6, boat, build 1823

11. No. 9, boat, build 1823

12. Nehalennia, 28-gun corvette, keel laid down 18 December 1824

13. Suriname, steam warship. Keel laid down 8 April 1826

14. Windhond, 8-gun brig, keel laid down 7 June 1826

15. Boreas, 28-gun corvette, keel laid down 31 July 1828

16. Amphitrite, 32-gun corvette, keel laid down 28 February 1828

17. Meermin, 18-gun brig, keel laid down 29 August 1828

18. No. 15, rowboat, build 1828

19. No. 12, rowboat, build 1828

20. No. 14, rowboat, build 1828

21. No. 13, rowboat, build 1828

22. No. 13, boat, build 1828

23. No. 31, build 1830

24. No. 32, build 1830

25. No. 29, build 1830

26. No. 30, build 1830

27. No. 33, build 1830

28. No. 34, build 1830

29. No. 24, build 1830

30. Snelheid 14-gun brig, keel laid down 4 June 1831

31. De Ruyter, 1st class frigate, keel laid down 20 August 1831

32. Cerberus, steam warship, keel laid down 28 February 1834

33. Koerier, 18-gun brig, keel laid down 13 June 1835

34. Etna, steam warship, keel laid down 18 September 1837

35. Lynx, 18-gun brig, keel laid down13 June 1838

36. Heldin, 20-gun corvette, keel laid down31 July 1839

37. Sperwer, 18-gun brig, keel laid down 13 May 1840

38. Dolfijn, 5-gun schooner brig, keel laid down 31 May 1842

39. Prins Maurits der Nederlanden, 26-gun corvette, keel laid down 9June 1842

40. Adder, 3-gun schooner, keel laid down 4 September 1844

41. Cachelot, 12-gun brig, keel laid down 4 September 1844

42. Vlinder, cutter annex work sloop, keel laid down 4 November 1844

43. Scorpioen, 2nd class schooner, keel laid down 13 June 1845

44. Saparoea, 4-gun schooner brig, keel laid down18 December 1845

45. Padang, 4-gun schooner brig, keel laid down 20 February 1849

46. Atalante, schooner, keel laid down 29 April 1850

47. Prinses Amelia, screw steam corvette, build 1853

48. Evertsen, steam frigate 1^st class, keel laid down 26 October 1854

49. Zeeland, steam frigate 1^st class, keel laid down 28 February 1856

50. Soembing, schooner, keel laid down 17 May 1856

51. Vesuvius, screw steamship 4^th class, keel laid down 8 October 1857

52. Vuurschip, keel laid down 9 January 1858 (1)

53. Adolf Hertog van Nassau, 51-gun screw steam frigate, laid down 4 December 1858

54. Haarlemmermeer, screw steamship annex flotilla vessel, keel laid down 9 July 1859

55. Leeuwarden, screw steamship 1st class,  keel laid down 6 December 1859

56. Curacao, screw steamship 1^st class, keel laid down14 July 1860

57. Den Briel, screw steamship 4^th class, keel laid down 14 March 1861

58. Aart van Nes, screw steamship 4th class, keel laid down 6 April 1861

59. Pilot cutter No. 7,

60. Pro Patria (2)

61. Pilot cutter No. 3

Notes

1. The newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Thursday 19 August 1858 reported that in the evening of last Monday the experiments with the lights lit were successful. This lightship destined for the position Noord Hinder was to brought to her destination by a steamship of the government.

2. A so-called defence vessel of which the keel was laid down in 1857 and completed in 1858 according to A.J. Vermeulen. The newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Tuesday 2 November 1858 reported that when she left the so-called dokhaven in the afternoon of the Saturday before she just outside the duc d’alves collided with the hoogaars of master A. Bootesgezel causing the sinking of the latter.