1669, Germany
Wapen von Hamburg was a frigate commissioned to protect merchant ships.
The Wapen von Hamburg was built in the Deich-tor shipyard in Hamburg by Dutch shipbuilders whose names have been forgotten. The blue prints were started in 1663, but consultation and negotiation hampered the actual construction work until the spring ...
1669, Germany
Wapen von Hamburg was a frigate commissioned to protect merchant ships.
The Wapen von Hamburg was built in the Deich-tor shipyard in Hamburg by Dutch shipbuilders whose names have been forgotten. The blue prints were started in 1663, but consultation and negotiation hampered the actual construction work until the spring of 1667 when work on the hull actually started. The woodwork was finished in 1668, the armament was then installed, and the ship took up service in 1669. All ornaments were executed under the supervision of C. Precht.
From 1669 to 1683 the ship was used as an escort to protect merchant ships along the Hanseatic League trade routes in Northern Europe and also from Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean.
In October 1683, while she was in the port of Cadiz, a fire broke out in the bows, quickly spreading throughout the vessel. The fire eventually reached the arsenal and the ship exploded. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Admiral Karbfanger, along with 42 of his 170 sailors and 22 of the 50 soldiers, lost their life while trying to save the vessel.
