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The Fleets
The following are lists of the British and Danish ships that fought at the Battle of Copenhagen.
The British, Admiral Hyde Parker
Parker's Division
| Ship (guns) | Commander |
| London (98) (Flagship) |
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker First Captain William Dommett Second Captain Robert Otway |
| St George (98) | Captain Thomas Hardy* |
| Brunswick (74) | Captain GH Stephens |
| Defence (74) | Captain Lord Henry Paulet |
| Raisonable (64) | Captain John Dilkes |
| Ramilies (74) | Captain James Dixon |
| Saturn (74) | Captain Robert Lambert |
| Vengeance (74) | Captain George Duff |
| Veteran (64) | Captain Archibald Dickinson |
| Warrior (74) | Captain Charles Tyler |
| Zealous (74) | Captain Richard Retalick |
* Captain Hardy volunteered to go with Nelson on to the Elephant.
Nelson's Division
| Ship (guns) | Commander |
| Elephant (74) (Flagship) |
Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson Captain Thomas Foley |
| Defiance (74) | Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves (2nd in command to Nelson) |
| Ganges (74) | Captain Thomas Fremantle |
| Edgar (74) | Captain George Murray |
| Bellona (74) | Captain Thomas Thompson |
| Russell (74) | Captain William Cuming |
| Monarch (74) | Captain James Mosse |
| Agamemnon (64) | Captain Robert Fancourt |
| Ardent (64) | Captain Thomas Bertie |
| Polyphemus (64) | Captain John Lawford |
| Glatton (54) | Captain William Bligh |
| Isis (50) | Captain James Walker |
| Amazon (frigate, 38) | Captain Edward Riou |
| Blanche (frigate, 36) | Graham Hamond |
| Alcmene (frigate, 32) | Captain Samuel Sutton |
| Desiree (frigate, 40) | Captain Henry Inman |
| Jamaica (frigate, 24) | Captain Jonas Rose |
| Arrow (20) | Captain William Bolton |
| Dart (30) | Captain John Devonshire |
| Cruiser (brig-sloop, 16) | James Brisbane |
| Harpy (brig-sloop, 16) | William Birchall |
| Discovery (bomb vessel, 8) | John Conn |
| Explosion (bomb vessel, 8) | John Martin |
| Hecla (bomb vessel, 8) | Richard Hatherhill |
| Sulphur (bomb vessel, 8) | Hender Whitter |
| Terror (bomb vessel, 8) | Samuel Rowley |
| Volcano (bomb vessel, 8) | James Watson |
| Zebra (bomb vessel, 8) | Edward Sneyd Clay |
| Otter (fireship) | George McKinley |
| Zephyr (fireship) | Clotworthy Upton |
Sources: Nelson's Flagship at Copenhagen, published by The Nelson Society; Three Decks
The Danish Fleet, Commodore Olfert Fischer
The
Danish fleet consisted of several vessels known as blockships, which were
old ships dismantled and moored so as to provide a sort of armed barricade.
There were also 'radeaus', which were basically just floating batteries, and
a couple of transports fitted out with guns.
The Defensive Line
| No. | Ship (guns) | Type | Commander |
| 9 | Dannebrog (62) | Blockship |
Commodore Olfert Fischer (flagship) Captain F. Broun |
| 1 | Provestein (56) | Blockship | Captain Lassen |
| 2 | Vagrien (48) | Blockship | Aid-de-Camp Risbrigh |
| 3 | Rendsborg (20) | Transport | Captain-Lieut Egede |
| 4 | Nyborg (20) | Transport | Captain-Lieut Rothe |
| 5 | Jylland (48) | Blockship | Captain Brandt |
| 6 | Suerfisken (20) | Radeau | Lieut. Sommerfeldt |
| 7 | Kronborg (22) | Blockship | Lieutenant Hauch |
| 8 | Hagen (20) | Radeau | Lieutenant Moller |
| 10 | Elven (6) | Frigate | Lieutenant Holsteen |
| 11 | Grenier's float (24) | Radeau | Lieutenant Willemoes |
| 12 | Aggershuus (20) | Transport | Lieutenant Fasting |
| 13 | Sjaelland (74) | Ship-of-the-Line | Captain Harboe |
| 14 | Charlotte Amalia (26) | Blockship | Captain Kofod |
| 15 | Sohesteen (18) | Radeau | Lieutenant Middlebo |
| 16 | Holsteen (60) | Ship-of-the-Line | Captain Ahrenfeldt |
| 17 | Indfodstratten (64) | Blockship | Captain Thura |
| 18 | Iljelperen (20) | Frigate | Capt-Lieut Lillienshield |
Ships Defending the Harbour Mouth, commanded by Chamberlain Stein Bille
| No. | Ship (guns) | Type | Commander |
| 19 | Elephanten (70) | Blockship | Captain Von Thura |
| 20 | Mars (64) | Blockship | Captain Gyldenfeldt |
| 21 | Dannemark (74) | Ship-of-the-Line | Chamberlain Stein Bille |
| 22 | Trekoner (74) | Ship-of-the-Line | Captain Riegelsten |
| 23 | Iris (40) | Frigate | Captain W. Brown |
| 24 | Sarpen (18) | Brig | |
| 25 | Nidelven (18) | Brig |
Source: Commodore Olfert Fischer's report, as printed in The Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson Vol. IV, Nicolas
