Battle of Zealand Point
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The Battle of Zealand Point was fought off Zealand on 22 March 1808 during the Gunboat War. Three ships of the line and one frigate of the Royal Navy intercepted and destroyed a Danish ship of the lin
Painting of the battle
Illustration of the battle
Memorial in Odden churchyard
Close-up of the plaque on the memorial in Odden churchyard
HDMS Prinds Christian Frederik was a ship of the line in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.
Battle of Zealand Point
…of the line. The British victory in the battle resulted in the loss of the Danish navy's last ship of the line. The Dano-Norwegian ship of the line HDMS Prinds Christian Frederik was stationed in Kristiansand, Norway from 7 August 1807, patrolling waters between Norway and Denmark where Britain had imposed a blockade. In February…
C. W. Rckersberg: HDMN Prinds Christian Frederik is launched from Oræosværftet in Copenhagen, 1804.
The model of Prinds Christian Frederik in Odden Church.t