The Sophia Amalia was a ship of the Royal Dano-Norwegian NavySkibregister - Record card for Sophia Amalia (1650) named after Sophia Amalia, the wife of King Frederick III.
Construction and design The ship was built at Hovedøen in Christiania under the direction of English shipbuilder James Robbins and was launched in 1650. She was 51.8 meters long and at that time one of the largest naval vessels in the world. She was commissioned by King Christian IV specifically to surpass the British ship . The ship was manned by a crew of 680 and had an armament of 108 guns, surpassing Sovereign of the Seas by eight guns.
Captains Rasmus Clemmensen 3 June 1667Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 254 Simon Fochs de Boer May 1673Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 384 Niels Juel August 1675Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 686 as head of vanguard in the Baltic Sea Fleet under Cort Adelaer with the admiral's flag raised in the Sophie Amalia Gustavus Meyer (junior lieutenant on board in 1684)Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2-page 177
Legacy
A model of the ship is in the holdings of the Royal Danish Naval Museum.
HDMS Sophia Amalia is one of two ships depicted on what is believed to be the two oldest ship portraits of Danish ships. They are in the collections of Gavnø Castle.
References
External links and citations
Norwegian Defence web site Royal Danish Naval Museum – Skibregister T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) "Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den danske Søetat 1814-1932“. Two volumes. Volume 1 and Volume 2