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HDMS Rota (1822)
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For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Rota.
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. Hans Dahlerup [da], her captain, and Alexander Wilde, then a junior lieutenant, have both described the voyage in their memoirs. In 1863, Rota was sold to 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.
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Name | Rota |
Owner | Royal Danish Navy |
Builder | Royal Danish Naval Dockyard |
Launched | 31 July 1822 |
Commissioned | 9 May 1838 |
Fate | Sold in auction |
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Name | Rota af København |
Owner | H. Puggaard & Co. |
Acquired | 1863 |
Fate | Sold |
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Name | Rota |
Owner | Paul Larsen, Arendal in |
Acquired | 1882 |
Fate | Wrecked 1892 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Length | 48.09 m |
Armament | In Danish service: 46 x 16-pounder guns |
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