HDMS Lossen
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Lossen was a frigate built for the navy
of Denmark–Norway
at Isegran, Fredrikstad
, Norway, and launched in 1684.
Lossen was wrecked during the Christmas storm of 1717, outside the island Vesterøy in Hvaler
, Norway. Nearly half of the crew of 103 perished.
The wreck was found in 1963, and explored by the Norwegian Maritime Museum
in 1967, 1968 and 1974.
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy or The Common Fleet also known simply as the Danish Navy was the naval force of the united kingdoms Denmark and Norway from 1509 to 12 April 1814. The fleet was established when the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy was combined by King Hans, when he...
of Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway is the historiographical name for a former political entity consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the originally Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands...
at Isegran, Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
, Norway, and launched in 1684.
Lossen was wrecked during the Christmas storm of 1717, outside the island Vesterøy in Hvaler
Hvaler
Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southwestern part of Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipality is located in Skjærhalden...
, Norway. Nearly half of the crew of 103 perished.
The wreck was found in 1963, and explored by the Norwegian Maritime Museum
Norwegian Maritime Museum
The Norwegian Maritime Museum , previously known as the Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, founded in 1914, is located at Bygdøynesveien on the Bygdøy peninsula, on the western side of Oslo, Norway....
in 1967, 1968 and 1974.