Jylland (ship, 1860)

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Jylland
Frigate Jylland (2013)
Frigate Jylland (2013)
Ship data
flag DenmarkDenmark (naval war flag) Denmark
Ship type Steam frigate
Shipyard Naval shipyard in Holmen near Copenhagen
Keel laying 1856
Launch around 1860
Whereabouts Museum ship in the dry dock in Ebeltoft
Ship dimensions and crew
length
71.00 m ( Lüa )
width 13.00 m
displacement 2456  t
 
crew 437 men
Rigging and rigging
Rigging Full ship
Number of masts 3
Sail area 3000 m²
Armament

44 muzzle loading cannons

The frigate Jylland (German: Jütland ) is a historic wooden ship lying in Ebeltoft (near Aarhus in Denmark ) in a dry dock of the museum harbor . At 71 meters in length, it is the longest surviving ship of its kind.

Figurehead of Jylland : Rán , mother of the waves and ruler of the dead on the seabed.

The Jylland was the last (screw) frigate of the Danish Navy built from oak , which was also armed with originally 44 muzzle-loading cannons . The hull below the water line was clad with copper plates to prevent infestation with shipworms and the like .

As a full ship , she has three fully rigged masts. It was also equipped with a steam engine, which is no longer on board , which the ship could use in the event of a battle and in narrow waters such as B. Harbors enabled wind-independent use. With the machine drive, a maximum speed of 12 knots could be achieved, whereby the supply of coal allowed about seven days of use. In order to reduce the flow resistance of the ship in the water, the double-bladed propeller could be disengaged and pulled over the waterline . Under sail - between 2000 and 3000 m² of sails could be set - a speed of 15 knots could be achieved.

Technically, the Jylland was already out of date at the time of its launch , since at that time the construction of wooden warships in favor of steel (or steel armor) and the muzzle-loading cannon were replaced by the breech- loading cannon .

history

Rear panorama of the Jylland . Easy to see: the retractable propeller and the green patinated copper planking.

The frigate was built at the Holmen naval base in Copenhagen from 1856 to 1860 . On May 9, 1864, she took part in the naval battle near Heligoland on the Danish side as part of the German-Danish War . After the end of the war in 1866, she was used several times, alternately as a drill ship and for numerous trips. In addition, it served representative purposes; so she was in 1874 and 1886 as a ship of the Danish King Christian IX. used and escorted it in 1880 on the yacht Dannebrog . In 1887 the frigate retired from active service.

From 1892 it was reactivated and used again as a drill ship and as a floating barracks until it was finally decommissioned in 1908 and sold for scrapping. The scrapping was prevented by various buybacks.

During the First World War it was used as a training facility for marine radio operators. From 1925 onwards, various associations and initiatives sought and supported the preservation of the Jylland , which prevented the ship from being dismantled . In 1930 it was repaired. From 1934 to 1949 it was in Holmen and served as a youth hostel . In 1960 the frigate came to Ebeltoft as a wreck.

In 1979 the frigate became the property of a foundation . This foundation organized a collection of donations and was able to win the Danish shipowner Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller as the main sponsor. After the construction of the dry dock, the ship was extensively renovated in 1984, so that, among other things, a broken keel could finally be removed.

The Jylland has been open to visitors as a museum since 1994 . It is part of a maritime museum that was built around the dry dock in which it is located. In this museum, parts of their history, but also other historically relevant maritime events are presented. In addition, you can take a look at the production techniques of the time, as various production areas for ship parts, ropes (e.g. Reeperbahn ) and the like can be found in a freely accessible extension on the museum grounds . are located.

Data

The ship is 71 m long, 13 m wide and had a displacement of 2456 t. The main mast has a height of 53 m. The crew was 437 men. The Jylland was able to attach leeward sails to retractable spars at some yards in order to better exploit weak winds.

Admission to art

The frigate Jylland is depicted in numerous paintings, including the following:

Web links

Commons : Jylland (Schiff, 1860)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 57 "  N , 10 ° 40 ′ 25.6"  E