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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Gefion_(1843).jpg) Gefion as originally built, 1843
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| History | |
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 Denmark | |
| Name | Gefion |
| Namesake | Gefjon |
| Laid down | 1841 |
| Launched | 27 September 1843 |
| Captured | 5 April 1849 |
| Fate | Captured during the Battle of Eckernförde, 1845 |
| History | |
 Prussia | |
| Name | Eckernförde |
| Acquired | 5 April 1849 |
| Renamed | Gefion, 1852 |
| Stricken | 5 April 1880 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1891 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Length | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Armament | 48 × 24-pounder guns |
SMS Gefion was a sailing frigate, originally serving the Danish Navy. In 1849, during the First Schleswig War, she fell into the hands of Schleswig-Holstein under the name of Eckernförde. The ship joined the Reichsflotte in 1850. When it was dissolved in 1852, Prussia bought her for its navy and her old name was restored.