Dannebroge 1710
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | Dannebroge | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1710 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | ship of the line | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Fire or explosion | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Denmark | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Danish-Norwegian Navy, Royal Danish Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Action of 4 October 1710 | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Øresund | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Denmark | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land |
| Position | 55.4922, 12.5028 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HDMS Dannebroge was a ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which exploded and sank on 4 October 1710 during the Battle of Køge Bay of the Great Northern War. Of the 600 crew on board, 541 were killed in the explosion and sinking, one third of the victims being Norwegian. Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the dead.
Diving & visiting
Today Dannebroge is the only wreck within Danish sea territory, where it is forbidden to dive. The official Danish institution of cultural heritage, Kulturarvsstyrelsen, considers it to be a cemetery.
Some cannons were salvaged in 1714; others were salvaged in 1875 by the company Svitzer, which also searched for other objects that could be sold at an auction. Some of the cannon were later used by Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup in his design of the Ivar Huitfeldt Monument at Langelinie in Copenhagen.
Location
- Recorded position: 55.4922, 12.5028 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Øresund
- Nearest coast: Denmark
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HDMS Dannebroge (revision 1351971865), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck and commemoration”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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