HDMS Lossen (1684)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Lossen.

History
Denmark–Norway
Name	Lossen
Builder	Isegran, Fredrikstad
Launched	1684
Fate	Wrecked, 1717
General characteristics
Class and type	frigate
Propulsion	Sails

Lossen was a frigate built for the navy of Denmark–Norway at Isegran, Fredrikstad, Norway, and launched in 1684.

Lossen was wrecked during the Christmas storm of 1717, outside the island Vesterøy in Hvaler, Norway. Nearly half of the crew of 103 perished.

The wreck was found in 1963, and explored by the Norwegian Maritime Museum in 1967, 1968, and 1974.

HDMS Lossen was also the name of a cable minelayer in the Danish Navy, decommissioned in 2004.