HDMS Sophia Amalia

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NameSophia Amalia
Namesake Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Launched1650 [1]
Refit1673
FateScrapped, 1687 [2]
General characteristics
Type Ship of the line
Displacement2,700–2,800  t (2,657–2,756 long tons)
Length51.81 m (170 ft 0 in) [1]
Beam12.64 m (41 ft 6 in) [1]
Draught6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) [1]
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Complement430-885 [3]
Armament86-108 guns [3]

The Sophia Amalia was a ship of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy [4] named after Sophia Amalia, the wife of King Frederick III.

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Construction and design

The ship was built at Hovedøen in Christiania under the direction of English shipbuilder James Robbins and was launched in 1650. She was 51.8 meters long and at that time one of the largest naval vessels in the world. She was commissioned by King Christian IV specifically to surpass the British ship HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The ship was manned by a crew of 680 and had an armament of 108 guns, surpassing Sovereign of the Seas by eight guns.

Captains

Legacy

The model of Sophia Amalia in the Royal Danish Naval Museum. Ship of the line Sophia Amalie, pic2.JPG
The model of Sophia Amalia in the Royal Danish Naval Museum.

A model of the ship is in the holdings of the Royal Danish Naval Museum.

HDMS Sophia Amalia is one of two ships depicted on what is believed to be the two oldest ship portraits of Danish ships. They are in the collections of Gavnø Castle. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ship model of Sophia Amalia (1650)". Royal Danish Naval Museum . 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. "Sophia Amalia (1650)". koti.mbnet.fi. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Great ships in 17th century (at least 100 guns)". kotiposti.net. 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. Skibregister - Record card for Sophia Amalia (1650)
  5. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 254
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  8. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2-page 177
  9. Ole. "Konvoh" (PDF) (in Danish). Orlorgsmuseet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.