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Peter Schiønning
Peter Christian Schiønning (15 August 1732 - 7 August 1813) was a Denmark, Danish naval officer. His diary provides a detailed first hand account of the life of a Danish naval officer in the second half of the 18th century. Early life and education Schiønning was born on 15 August 1732 in Copenhagen, the son of ''Rentekammeret, renteskriver'' Peter Schiønning (1691 1745) and Anna Leth (c. 1696–1766). Six of his 12 siblings survived to adulthood. Schiønning enrolled at the Naval Cadet Academy in November 1746. In 1750, he received his first training at sea, on board the naval training ship ''Dockquen''. Career In 1752–53, Schiønning was sent to the Mediterranean with the frigate ''Christiansborg''. He was thus present when HDMS ''Falster'' exploded off Safi, Morocco. In 1755, he became a junior lieutenant. He was later promoted through the ranks from senior lieutenant (1758) to captain lieutenant (1763) and captain (1769). In 177071, he captained the guard ship ''HDMS H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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