Jylland (ship)
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| Ordered: | Navy Shipbuilding Yard at Nyholm |
| Naval Architect: | O. F. Suenson |
| Launched: | November 20th, 1860 |
| Commissioned: | May 15th, 1862 |
| Decommissioned: | 1908 |
| Fate: | Now preserved as a naval memorial at Ebeltoft, Denmark. |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2456 tons |
| Length: | 71 meters |
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| Propulsion: | 11 kts. Machinery - Baumgarten & Burmeister, 1300 HP; square-rigged ship |
| Speed: | 12 knots sails, 11 knots engine |
| Complement: | 405 - 430 |
| Armament: | Original - 30-30 pdr. 50 cwt., 14-30 pdr. 40 cwt.
In 1864 - 32-30 pdr., 8-18 pdr. (rifled), 4-12 pdr. (rifled, bronze) |
The Jylland is the world's last screw-propelled steam frigate. During the Second War of Schleswig in 1864, it won a battle against the Austrian-Prussian fleet in the Battle of Heligoland. In Danish, the ship is known as simply Fregatten Jylland, although several ships have used this name.
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