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Armored Ships 1863-1943

Survey of all Armored Ships in service in the Royal Danish Navy from 1863-1943.

The ships are listed in chronological order from newest to oldest.

You may eventually find more pictures and information on the ships or classes by using the hyperlink attached to the name or class.

NIELS IUEL (1923-1943)

The Coastal Defense Ship NIELS IUEL

Comments:

Coast Defense Ship

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	NIELS IUEL	07/03/1918	05/23/1923	08/30/1943

HERLUF TROLLE Class (1901-1943)

The Coastal Defense Ship OLFERT FISHER

Comments:

Coast Defense Ship (previously named Ironclad or Coastal Battleship)

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	HERLUF TROLLE	09/01/1899	06/07/1901	04/30/1932
-	OLFERT FISCHER	05/09/1903	05/31/1905	10/17/1936
-	PEDER SKRAM	05/02/1908	09/24/1908	08/29/1943

SKJOLD (1897-1929)

Panserbatteriet SKJOLD

Comments:

Coast Defense Ship (previously named Ironclad or Coastal Battleship)

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	SKJOLD	05/08/1896	05/25/1897	05/21/1929

IVER HVITFELDT (1887-1919)

The Armored Ship IVER HUITFELDT

Comments:

Armored Ship (previously named Ironclad or Coastal Battleship)

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	IVER HVITFELDT	04/14/1886	06/01/1887	02/26/1919

TORDENSKJOLD (1882-1908)

The Armored Ship TORDENSKJOLD

Comments:

The Armored Ship TORDENSKJOLD was the first ship to be built mainly by steel, and the 35 cm gun was the heaviest caliber gun ever used in Scandinavia.

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	TORDENSKJOLD	09/30/1880	09/29/1882	05/14/1908

HELGOLAND (1879-1907)

The Armored Ship HELGOLAND

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	HELGOLAND	05/09/1878	08/20/1879	06/29/1907

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ODIN (1874-1912)

Panserskibet ODIN

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	ODIN	12/12/1872	09/07/1874	06/12/1912

GORM (1871-1912)

The Armored Ship GORM

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	GORM	05/17/1870	06/23/1871	06/12/1912

LINDORMEN (1869-1907)

The Armored Ship LINDORMEN

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	LINDORMEN	08/08/1868	08/15/1869	06/29/1907

PEDER SKRAM (1866-1885)

The Armored Frigate PEDER SKRAM

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	PEDER SKRAM	10/28/1864	08/15/1866	12/07/1885

DANMARK (1864-1900)

The Armored Frigate DANMARK

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	DANMARK	02/23/1864	10/??/1864	11/22/1900

ROLF KRAKE (1863-1907)

The Armored Ship ROLF KRAKE

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	ROLF KRAKE	05/06/1863	07/01/1863	06/29/1907

DANNEBROG (1853-1875)

The Armored Frigate DANNEBROG

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
-	DANNEBROG	09/25/1850	05/17/1853	02/15/1875

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Sources:
&	Da Danmarks Flaade blev sænket, by F. H. Kjølsen, Commander s.g., H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1945
&	Danmarks Flaade, by Lieutenant Commander K. Dahl and H. Hjorth-Nielsen, Published by Selskabet til udgivelse af Kulturskrifter, Copenhagen, 1934
&	Oplysninger vedrørende den danske flaades skibe i sidste aarhundrede, by etatsråd H. Degenkolv, Copenhagen, 1906.
&	Vore orlogsskibe fra halvfemserne til nu, by Kay Larsen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1932
&	Vore Panserskibe 1863-1943, by R. Steen Steensen, Marinehistorisk Selskab, Copenhagen, 1968
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INDEX OF
NAVY SHIPS
(alphabetical):

A	B	C	D	E	F
G	H	I	J	K	L
M	N	O	P	R	S
T	U	V	Y	Æ	Ø
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This page was first published: March 31, 2005