Name Tordenskjold Commissioned 29 September 1882 Construction started 5 June 1879 Length 68 m Beam 13 m | Laid down 5 June 1879 Decommissioned 14 May 1908 Launched 30 September 1880 Weight 2,534 tons Builder Copenhagen | |
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Namesake Vice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold Fate Scrapped, 1908 at Stettin |
The Danish ironclad Tordenskjold was a coast defence barbette ironclad named for Peter Tordenskjold, victor in the Battle of Dynekilen during the Great Northern War in 1716.
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