Wreck of Dannebroge
Shipwreck site
- Position
- 55.4922° N, 12.5028° E
- Sank
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HDMS Dannebroge was a ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which exploded and sank on 4 October 1710 during the Battle of Køge Bay of the Great Northern War. Of the 600 crew on board, 541 were killed in the explosion and sinking, one third of the victims being Norwegian. Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the dead.
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About this wreck
Dannebroge is a recorded shipwreck site at 55.4922° N, 12.5028° E. Seadar tracks wreck locations alongside live vessel traffic — free, with sources from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.