Jylland (ship)
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| Career |  |
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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 |
| Beam: | 13.5 meters |
| Draught: | 6 meters |
| 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.
The ship has been restored and is currently on display in the town of Ebeltoft, Denmark. It is advertised as one of the world's largest wooden ships.[1]
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