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.

Design

She was built for the Royal Danish Navy in 1860 as a sailing frigate with an auxiliary screw-drive steam engine and a wooden hull. 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.

History

During the Second Schleswig War, she participated in the naval action against the Austro-Prussian fleet in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864. Jylland, along with Niels Juel and Heimdall, engaged 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.

By 1874, she was in use as a training ship for naval cadets. 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. Jylland is the last surviving screw frigate.

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File:Fregatten Jylland.jpg|1866 painting of Jylland by Anton Melbye

File:Fregatten Jylland bagfra.JPG|Stern of Jylland in 2013

File:Fregatten Jylland fra dok.JPG|Jyllands hull in dry-dock

File:Jylland-Schraube-55.jpg|Propeller of Jylland

File:Jylland_W_Ebeltoft_17-08-2007 (3).jpg|Jyllands battery deck

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References

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Bibliography

  • 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.

See also

  • List of large sailing vessels
  • 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