The Konstruktionskommissionen and Danish shipbuilding, 1739–1756: From tension to hybrid warship design
The Konstruktionskommissionen (Construction Committee), which was responsible for shipbuilding in the eighteenth-century Danish navy, was established in 1739 after a period of tension. The naval constructor Knud Nielsen Benstrup had been held personally accountable for an error in his design and imp...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/08438714221097739 2023-05-15T16:32:10+02:00 The Konstruktionskommissionen and Danish shipbuilding, 1739–1756: From tension to hybrid warship design Jorgensen, Ida Christine University of Portsmouth 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08438714221097739 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08438714221097739 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/08438714221097739 en eng SAGE Publications https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY International Journal of Maritime History volume 34, issue 2, page 244-258 ISSN 0843-8714 2052-7756 Transportation History journal-article 2022 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/08438714221097739 2022-07-03T16:04:24Z The Konstruktionskommissionen (Construction Committee), which was responsible for shipbuilding in the eighteenth-century Danish navy, was established in 1739 after a period of tension. The naval constructor Knud Nielsen Benstrup had been held personally accountable for an error in his design and imprisoned, and the following trial debated French and English shipbuilding methods – a hot topic. For decision-making in shipbuilding, historians have often discussed the physical requirements for a warship, whereas maritime archaeologists have also studied the psychology of and bias in shipbuilding. Through an example of a design from this period ( Grønland, launched in 1756), this article analyses the work and responsibilities of the Konstruktionskommissionen. This ranged from the creation of a good sailer, with a shallow draught yet steady fighting platform, to making decisions on the aesthetics of a warship, all at a time when the Danish navy experienced no battles and the success of the warships was difficult to gauge. Article in Journal/Newspaper Grønland SAGE Publications (via Crossref) International Journal of Maritime History 34 2 244 258 |
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The Konstruktionskommissionen (Construction Committee), which was responsible for shipbuilding in the eighteenth-century Danish navy, was established in 1739 after a period of tension. The naval constructor Knud Nielsen Benstrup had been held personally accountable for an error in his design and imprisoned, and the following trial debated French and English shipbuilding methods – a hot topic. For decision-making in shipbuilding, historians have often discussed the physical requirements for a warship, whereas maritime archaeologists have also studied the psychology of and bias in shipbuilding. Through an example of a design from this period ( Grønland, launched in 1756), this article analyses the work and responsibilities of the Konstruktionskommissionen. This ranged from the creation of a good sailer, with a shallow draught yet steady fighting platform, to making decisions on the aesthetics of a warship, all at a time when the Danish navy experienced no battles and the success of the warships was difficult to gauge. |
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The Konstruktionskommissionen and Danish shipbuilding, 1739–1756: From tension to hybrid warship design |
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