GYLDENLØVE 1669
The capital ship GYLDENLØVE (Golden Lion) was launched in Norway in 1669 - and she took part in the famous seabattle of Køge Bugt on july 1. 1677. The ship was in many years stationed in a channel in Copenhagen as the personally property of Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (...illegitimate son of the Danish King...), governor in Norway.
The ship:
The capital ship was launched in 1669
Carvel build
Displacement 800 tons
Armament 54 guns Guns:
Crew 293 10 24-pounder
10 12-pounder
Model: 20 8-pounder
Scale 1:30 10 4-pounder
Length 180 cm 2 3-pounder
Height 115 cm 2 1-pounder
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Guns - note the tackles and gun accessories.
Each gun carriage consists of 80 parts. Parts of one gun-port-lid.
Details of bow-sprit. Fore channels - note the anchor-buoys.
Main top of GYLDENLØVE.
Does it look complicated...? Well... it is complicated! - But as a dental doctor I have a certain experience in dealing with accurate miniature work...
Note the shrouds in starbord side are
cable-laid, in the port side shroud-laid.
