PEDERSON, ROBERT [SSNE 1565]

Surname

PEDERSON, PETTERSEN, PEITERSEN, PETERSEN, PETERSON

First name

ROBERT

Title/rank

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

ROYAL SERVANT

Education

Religion

Text source

Robert Peterson entered Danish-Norwegian service in 1596 with a commission to build three or four ships. He made a significant contribution to the Danish-Norwegian fleet when he built the 44 gun Victor as a private contractor. The ship became Christian IV's flagship in 1599. Peterson was therafter appointed royal shipbuilder at Bremerholm (the Navy's shipyard) with effect from 12/6/1604, though he appears to have died soon after.

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.72; M. Bellamy, 'Danish Naval Administration and Shipbuilding in the reign of Christian IV, 1596-1648', Ph.D. thesis, Glasgow, 1997, p.316; N. M. Probst, Den Danske Flådes Historie, 1588-1660: Christian 4.s Flåde (Copenhagen, 1996), pp.49 and 62.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BREMERHOLM

Arrived 1596-01-01

Departed 1604-12-31

Capacity SHIPBUILDER, purpose NAVAL