![]() Havfruen docked at Christianshavn, Copenhagen.
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Name | Havfruen |
Owner | Royal Danish Navy |
Builder | Royal Danish Naval Dockyard |
Launched | 5 October 1825 |
Commissioned | 1832 |
Fate | Sold in auction |
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Name | Havfruen |
Owner | Det Kjøbenhavnske Skibsrhederi |
Acquired | 13 March 1865 |
Fate | Sold |
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Name | Havfruen |
Owner | Johan Ingemanson |
Acquired | 27 March 1882 |
Fate | Wrecked 1882 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Length | 48.09 m |
Armament | In Danish service: 46 x 16-pounder guns |
HDMS Havfruen was a frigate of the Royal Danish Navy.
HDMS Havfruen was built at the Royal Dock Yard in Copenhagen to a design by Andreas Schifter. She was launched on 6 October 1825.[1]
She was one of four frigates in the same class. The others were HDMS Freya (1824-1853), HDMS Bellona (1830) (1835-1862) and HDMS Rota (1822) (1838-1863).
She was decommissioned from the navy on 5 September 1864. On 13 March 1865, she was sold in auction at the Royal Dockyard. The buyer was Det Kjøbenhavnske Skibsrhederi, a subsidiary of H. Puggaard & Co. She was adapted for use as a merchant ship under the supervision of P. Brandt at the Royal Naval Dockyard in 1865–1866.
In her time as a merchant ship, Havfruen was commanded by captain J.P. Sørensen, captain A.F. Andrea, captain J.C. Trolle and captain A.J. Bang (1880-1881).
On 27 March 1882, she was sold to Johan Ingemanson, Elleholm, Blekinge, Sweden, with captain Daniel Petterson as partner. She wrecked in 1882 at Griffin Cove, Gaspe, Canada.[2]