Red lion
The frigate Rother Löwe (also known as the Red Lion ) was a warship of the Brandenburg Navy .
Construction and technical data
The Rother Löwe , rigged as a full ship , was built in 1678 in Zeeland , the Netherlands . It was about 30 m long and 8 m wide and, depending on the level of equipment, armed with up to 22 cannons. Their crew consisted of up to 100 seafarers and up to 30 soldiers.
history
In the years 1679 and 1680 the frigate took the squadron Claus von Beverns of raids against Hamburg and Spain and then Cornelis Reers at the four-month search for Spanish ships in the Caribbean part. On September 30, 1681, under the command of Jakob Raule, Benjamin Raules ' brother , she was involved with Thomas Alders' squadron in the battle off Cape St. Vincent ( Portugal ) with a Spanish fleet. From 1682 to 1684 the ship was initially in Glückstadt before it was moved to Emden .
As part of the colonial efforts of the Great Elector , the frigate was involved in the voyages of Brandenburg ships to West Africa from 1685 to 1687 under Captain Cornelis Reers . She conquered the Arguin fort and made numerous trips to the West African possessions of Kurbrandenburg. Wear and damage caused by the missions made a repair in Amsterdam necessary in 1687 , before the Rother Löwe was finally sold on July 31, 1690 in Emden.
See also
Web links
- Roter Löwe at Panorama maritim, private homepage with information from archival sources