HDMS Det Store Bælt (1782)
HDMS Det Store Bælt was a frigate of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, launched in 1782. In 1800, she was sold to the Danish Asiatic Company and renamed Holsteen. Construction and design Det Store Bælt was constructed at Bodenhoffs Plads to a design by Henrik Gerner. She was the first of at least three frigates constructed for the navy at Andreas Bodenhoff's dockyard. The next were Friderichsværn (1783) and Hvide Ørn (1784). Det Store Bælt was launched on 22 June 1782 and the construction was completed in August 1783. Store Bælt was long with a beam of and a draught of . Her complement was 274 men. Her armerment was 36 12-pounder guns. Career Naval service She was commissioned in the Royal Danish Navy and served for some years as the cadet training ship in the North and Baltic seas. In 1793 she was patrolling in the North Sea under the command of A J Herbst, and in 1795 and 1797 was part of a joint Danish/Swedish squadron enforcing neutrality and protecting trade. In 1797, she was under the command of Hans Lindholm. DAC service In 1800 the Royal Danish Navy sold Store Bælt for 7,800 rigsdaler to the Danish Asiatic