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Henrik Span
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'''Henrik Span''' (17 April 1634 - 27 December 1694) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] navel officer and head of the [[Orlogsværftet|Royal Danish Navel Dockyard]] at in [[Copenhagen]9.
==Early life==
Span was born in [[Oldendorf]] in the [[County of Schaumburg]], the son of consul Bernhard Span and Elisabeth Beichmann. He joined the merchant nacy in an early age.
==Navel career==
Span enrolled in the [[Royal Dutch Nacy]] where he in 1652–54, he served in the war with England. In 1654–58, he served in the [[Venetian navy]] in the war against the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1658, he returned to the Royal Dutch Navy. Ge served under [[Michael de Ruyter]] when am expeditionary fleet was sent to Denmark where it managed to liberate [[Nyborg]] in November 1659. He then returned to the Netherlands where he began tyo sail on [[Dutch India]], first as a navigator and from 1664 as a [[Master (naval)|master]]. He was in East Asia in 1665–71 but then returned to the Netherlands.<ref name=DBL></ref>
He was in 1672 appointed as captain in the Royal Dutch Nacy and was promoted to commander in 1674 after distinguishing himself in the war against England.
In May 1677, he enrolled in the [[Eoyal Danish Nacy]] with rank of captain of the first class. He commanded ''Norske Løve'' in the [[Battle of Køge Bay (1677)|Battle of Køge Bay]] on 1 July and was then appointed as Vice Admiral and command of a squadron in the Baltic Sea fleet under Admiral General [[Cornelis Tromp]]. He took part in the expeditionary fleet to [[Öland]] and lost one eye during the conquest of [[Borgholm]]. He then took command of a squadron under [[Niels Juel]], took part in the expeditionary fleet which was sent to Rügen in 1678 and headed the [[Siege of Kalmar|Assault of Kalmar]] in 1679.
Span became a member of the Admiralty in 1678, In 1680, he was appointed as inspector of [[Gammelholm|Bremerholm]9. In 1683, he was promoted to Admiral. In 1684, he was sent to Ertholmene to establish a port and fortress on Christiansø.
Span was also charged with overseeing the work of the English shipbuilder who worked at [[Orlogsværftet|Eoyal Danish Nevel Dockyards]] at [[Golmen, Copenhagen|Holmen]] in 1687–90 and who was dismissed after cooperation problems with Span. A new position as Head of Holmen was created for Span in 1790. He immediately embarked on reorganizing the navel base and associated dockyards. Nyholm was inaugurated that same year and Span was responsible for the construction of the first ship, the ship-of-the-line ''Dannebroge'', which was launched in 1692.
He Span was the first shipbuilder in Denmark who constructed ships based on mathematical principles and graphical renderings. He created the renderings for two navel shiops (ships of the line) and three merchant ships. He also designed [[floating dock]]s, canons and mortars.
==Personal life==
Span married twice. His first wife was Albertzie Claesdatter. They married in approximately 1660 in the Netherlands but the marriage was dissolved in 1774. His second wife was Susanne Christine Schönbach (c. 1657 - 1722), a daughter of ''landkansler'' Johann Christoph S. (1616–83) and Susanne Elisabeth Lange (1621–73). They married in February 1686 .
[[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]] granted him [[Hørbygaard]] at [[Holbæk]] in 1692. He was that same year ennobled. Ge died on 27 December 1694 in Copenhagen and is buried in Hørby Church.
== References ==
[[Category:Danish admirals]]
[[Category:Danish shiopbuilders]]
[[Category:1634 briths]]
[[Category:1694 deaths]]
[[da:Henrik Span]]
==Early life==
Span was born in [[Oldendorf]] in the [[County of Schaumburg]], the son of consul Bernhard Span and Elisabeth Beichmann. He joined the merchant nacy in an early age.
==Navel career==
Span enrolled in the [[Royal Dutch Nacy]] where he in 1652–54, he served in the war with England. In 1654–58, he served in the [[Venetian navy]] in the war against the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1658, he returned to the Royal Dutch Navy. Ge served under [[Michael de Ruyter]] when am expeditionary fleet was sent to Denmark where it managed to liberate [[Nyborg]] in November 1659. He then returned to the Netherlands where he began tyo sail on [[Dutch India]], first as a navigator and from 1664 as a [[Master (naval)|master]]. He was in East Asia in 1665–71 but then returned to the Netherlands.<ref name=DBL></ref>
He was in 1672 appointed as captain in the Royal Dutch Nacy and was promoted to commander in 1674 after distinguishing himself in the war against England.
In May 1677, he enrolled in the [[Eoyal Danish Nacy]] with rank of captain of the first class. He commanded ''Norske Løve'' in the [[Battle of Køge Bay (1677)|Battle of Køge Bay]] on 1 July and was then appointed as Vice Admiral and command of a squadron in the Baltic Sea fleet under Admiral General [[Cornelis Tromp]]. He took part in the expeditionary fleet to [[Öland]] and lost one eye during the conquest of [[Borgholm]]. He then took command of a squadron under [[Niels Juel]], took part in the expeditionary fleet which was sent to Rügen in 1678 and headed the [[Siege of Kalmar|Assault of Kalmar]] in 1679.
Span became a member of the Admiralty in 1678, In 1680, he was appointed as inspector of [[Gammelholm|Bremerholm]9. In 1683, he was promoted to Admiral. In 1684, he was sent to Ertholmene to establish a port and fortress on Christiansø.
Span was also charged with overseeing the work of the English shipbuilder who worked at [[Orlogsværftet|Eoyal Danish Nevel Dockyards]] at [[Golmen, Copenhagen|Holmen]] in 1687–90 and who was dismissed after cooperation problems with Span. A new position as Head of Holmen was created for Span in 1790. He immediately embarked on reorganizing the navel base and associated dockyards. Nyholm was inaugurated that same year and Span was responsible for the construction of the first ship, the ship-of-the-line ''Dannebroge'', which was launched in 1692.
He Span was the first shipbuilder in Denmark who constructed ships based on mathematical principles and graphical renderings. He created the renderings for two navel shiops (ships of the line) and three merchant ships. He also designed [[floating dock]]s, canons and mortars.
==Personal life==
Span married twice. His first wife was Albertzie Claesdatter. They married in approximately 1660 in the Netherlands but the marriage was dissolved in 1774. His second wife was Susanne Christine Schönbach (c. 1657 - 1722), a daughter of ''landkansler'' Johann Christoph S. (1616–83) and Susanne Elisabeth Lange (1621–73). They married in February 1686 .
[[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]] granted him [[Hørbygaard]] at [[Holbæk]] in 1692. He was that same year ennobled. Ge died on 27 December 1694 in Copenhagen and is buried in Hørby Church.
== References ==
[[Category:Danish admirals]]
[[Category:Danish shiopbuilders]]
[[Category:1634 briths]]
[[Category:1694 deaths]]
[[da:Henrik Span]]
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