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HDMS Rota (1822)
HDMS ''Rota'' was a frigate of the Royal Danish Navy. She is above all remembered for being the ship that, in 1838, picked up the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and many of his artworks in Livorno and brought them back to Denmark. , her captain, and Alexander Wilde (naval officer), Alexander Wilde, then a junior lieutenant, have both described the voyage in their memoirs. In 1863, ''Rota'' was sold to Hans Puggaard, H. Puggaard & Co. and converted into a civilian merchant ship. She wrecked off the coast of southern Norway in 1892, some ten years after being sold to Paul Larsen, Arendal. Construction and design ''Rota'' was built at Holmen, Copenhagen, Nyholm to a design by Andreas Schifter. She was one of four frigates in the same class. The others were HDMS ''Freya'' (1824-1853), (1832-1864) and (1835-1862). Construction started on 15 November 1819 and ended on 7 October 1823. She was launched on 31 July 1822. ''Rota'' was long, with a beam of and a draught of . She displaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
