Frigate Flensborg
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| Class overview | |
| Name | Flensborg |
|---|---|
| Builders | Unknown |
| Operators | Danish East India Company |
| Preceded by | Man-of-war |
| Subclasses | Frigate |
| History | |
 Denmark-Norway | |
| Namesake | Flensburg (Flensborg) |
| Launched | 1625 |
| Homeport | Copenhagen |
| Fate | Blown up off the Cape of Good Hope |
| General characteristics | |
| Decks | 1/2 |
| Crew | + 84 |
| Commanders | Thimand Clausen (1625–1629) Six Jacobsen (1629) |
The frigate and man-of-war Flensborg, or Flensburg, was a Danish East Indiaman sent on 2 December 1629 to Tranquebar as the third cargo to India. However, it was blown up by the Portuguese off the Cape of Good Hope in 1630.
History[edit]
Flensburg was launched in 1625 and commanded by Thimand Clausen.[1] In the same year, it went on a voyage to Ireland with spare parts to the Perlen,[1] which was nearly wrecked on its home voyage to Denmark.[2]
In 1629, Christian IV of Denmark concluded peace with Ferdinand II, which meant he could thus regain his interests for the Indian trade.[3] Subsequently, the Flensburg was sent to Tranquebar together with Falken and Fortuna.[4] However, upon reaching the Cape of Good Hope, the Flensborg was attacked by Portuguese vessels, which resulted in it catching fire and exploding.[5] Most of the crew was killed in the explosion, and the rest were imprisoned by the Portuguese.[1][6]
See also[edit]
- Katten (Danish ship) – Yacht of the Dano-Norwegian navy
- Danish India – Former settlements and trading posts of Denmark and Norway on the Indian subcontinent
- History of the Danish navy
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Enkeltskibsoplysninger FLENSBORG". www.jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Bredsdorff 1999, p. 11.
- ^ Bredsdorff 2009, p. 22.
- ^ Bredsdorff 1999, p. 22.
- ^ Bredsdorff 2009, p. 22–23.
- ^ Bredsdorff 2009, p. 23.
Works cited[edit]
- Bredsdorff, Asta (2009). The Trials and Travels of Willem Leyel. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788763530231.
- Bredsdorff, Asta (1999). Søhistoriske Skrifter (PDF) (in Danish). Vol. XXI. Copenhagen: Handels- og Søfartsmuseet Kronborg.