HDMS Jylland

Jylland in the museum dedicated to it, Ebeltoft, Denmark 2005.
History
Denmark
Name	Jylland
Builder	Naval War Yard, Copenhagen
Laid down	June 11, 1857
Launched	November 20, 1860
Commissioned	May 15, 1862
Decommissioned	1908
Status	Museum ship in Ebeltoft, Denmark
Notes	Designed by Dock Master O. F. Suenson
General characteristics
Class and type	Niels Juel-class sail- and screw propelled steam frigate
Displacement	2456 tons
Length	102 m (335 ft)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft)
Draft	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	1300 indicated hp (400 kW nominal) Baumgarten & Burmeister steam engine 1-shaft with a folding helix
Sail plan	square-rigged ship
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h) on steam 12 kn (22 km/h) on sail
Complement	405–437
Armament	As built: 30 × 30-pounder 50 cwt. guns[a] 14 × 30-pounder 40 cwt. guns In 1864: 32 × 30-pounder guns 8 × 18-pounder rifled guns 4 × 12-pounder rifled guns Later: 20 × 6-inch[b] 50 cwt. muzzle loading guns 6 × 5-inch 28 cwt. breech loading guns 6 × revolving cannon 1 × 37 mm breech loading gun 1 × Mitrailleuse

Jylland is a Danish frigate, and is both a screw-propelled steam frigate and a sailship. It took part in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864, and is preserved as a museum ship in the small town of Ebeltoft, located on the Djursland peninsula in Denmark.

She was built for the Royal Danish Navy in 1860 as a sailing frigate with an auxiliar screw-drive steam engine and a wooden hull.^[1] The figurehead was carved by the sculptor Julius Magnus Petersen and represents the region of Jutland in the form of the shepherd's rod and the fishing net.^[2]

During the Second War of Schleswig in 1864, she participated in the naval action against the Austrian-Prussian fleet in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864. Jylland along with Niels Juel and Heimdall bested two Austrian frigates and three small Prussian gunboats, but was unable to maintain the blockade of the Prussian North Sea ports. Jylland sustained considerable damage during the battle.^[3]

By 1874, she was in use as a training ship for naval cadets.^[4] In the 1890s she was reduced to stationary use and barely escaped scrapping in 1908. She served as a barracks and training ship between 1892 and 1908.^[1] It was, however, decided to preserve her and she was towed to Ebeltoft in 1960. The hulked frigate further deteriorated until she was placed in dry dock in 1984.^[1] Restoration proved to be a major task; over 60% of the timber had to be replaced in addition to the rigging, armament, engines and loose gear.

In Danish, she is known as simply Fregatten Jylland, although several ships have used this name. The restoration efforts were completed in 1994 and she is on permanent display in dry dock at the town of Ebeltoft, Denmark. A commemorative coin was issued by the National Bank of Denmark.^[5]

Jylland is the last surviving screw frigate.

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  Jylland in 2013
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  After restoration Jylland is placed in dry dock
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  Jylland was a combined steam- and sailship
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  Battery deck

Notes

Citations

• Brouwer, Norman J. The International Register of Historic Ships. 3rd ed. London: Chatham Publishing, 1999.
• Robert J Gardiner (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1979.

• Many photos and a brief story of the ship
• Danish Naval History: Jylland (1862–1908)
• Visit to Jylland in August 2011 Many high resolution photos

56°11′57″N 10°40′26″E / 56.19917°N 10.67389°E / 56.19917; 10.67389