HDMS Dannebroge

	Backornament of Dannebroge
History
Royal Danish Navy
Name	Dannebroge
Namesake	The Order of the Dannebrog
Builder	H Span
Launched	16 October 1692
Fate	Exploded and sunk, 4 October 1710
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	164 ft (50 m)
Beam	12.95 m (42 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
Complement	680
Armament	In 1710:; 20 × 8-pounder bronze cannon; 22 × 14-pounder cannon; 26 × 24-pounder cannon; 4 × 4-pounder cannon; 4 × 14-pounder iron howitzers;
Notes	This was the first ship to be built at Nyholm

The Dannebroge was a Dano-Norwegian ship-of-the-line that exploded and sank on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War. Almost all of its crew of 600 were killed - one third of the victims were Norwegians. Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the casualties.

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