Wreck of Printz Friderich
- When
- 1780
- Where
- Kobbergrund shoal
- Episodes
- 1
On 29 September 1780 the Danish ship-of-the-line HDMS Printz Friderich, commanded by Andreas Lous, was wrecked on the Kobbergrund shoal and became a total loss. The vessel had been launched in 1764 to a design by Frederik Michael Krabbe, with sister ships Norske Løve and Øresund built to the same design.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. HDMS Printz Friderich was a ship-of-the-line launched in 1764 to a design by Frederik Michael Krabbe, a naval officer and leading ship designer of the period. Two other ships, Norske Løve and Øresund, were constructed to the same design. Little is known of her service history beyond that she received a new keel in 1775.
Final Voyage. In September 1774, Printz Friderich had returned to Denmark from the West Indies, one of the few recorded details of her service. By September 1780 she was again at sea, under the command of Andreas Lous, a well respected naval officer and chart maker of the period.
Wrecking on Kobbergrund. On 29 September 1780, while under Andreas Lous's command, Printz Friderich ran aground on the Kobbergrund shoal and was a total loss. The passages supply the date and the shoal as the wreck site but give no further details of casualties, cargo, or salvage.
People involved
- Andreas Lous · Commanding officer of Printz Friderich at the time of the wrecking; naval officer and chart maker
- Frederik Michael Krabbe · Naval officer and leading ship designer; designer of Printz Friderich
Sources
- HDMS Printz Friderich (1764) Wikipedia
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