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Royal Yachts

Survey of all Royal Yachts in service in the Royal Danish Navy from 1801.

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.

DANNEBROG (1932- )

The Royal Yacht DANNEBROG

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
A540 *)	DANNEBROG	10/10/1931	05/26/1932	In service

*) Official NATO pennant # since 1951, but not marked on the ship

DANNEBROG (1880-1931)

The Royal Yacht DANNEBROG

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	DANNEBROG	10/06/1879	06/07/1880	??/??/1931

FALKEN (1858-1864)

Comments:

The yacht was HM the Kings privately owned yacht, but was maintained and manned by the Navy.

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	FALKEN	??/??/1858	10/24/1858	09/??/1864

SLESVIG (1848-1893)

Comments:

Refitted as a Royal Yacht in 1855-56.

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	SLESVIG	??/??/1845	??/??/1848	10/28/1893

HEBE (1846-1848)

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	HEBE	??/??/1839	05/26/1846	03/28/1848

ÆGIR (1841-1871)

Comments:

Used by the Royal Family for short trips 1842-1856.

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	ÆGIR	??/??/18??	10/12/1841	12/05/1871

NEPTUN (1840-1864)

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	NEPTUN	06/22/1840	??/??/1840	12/??/1864

KIEL (1824-1852)

Comments:

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	KIEL	??/??/1820	06/04/1824	03/26/1852

KRONPRINDSENS LYSTFREGAT (1785-1808)

Comments:

Crown Prins Frederik received this pleasure yacht in 1785 as a gift from his uncle, the British King Georg the IIIrd.

Units in Class
PT No.:	Name:	Launched:	Comm.:	Decomm.:
None	KRONPRINDSENS LYSTFREGAT	??/??/????	??/??/1785	11/23/1807

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Sources:
&	Danmarks Flaade, by Lieutenant Commander K. Dahl and H. Hjorth-Nielsen, Published by Selskabet til udgivelse af Kulturskrifter, Copenhagen, 1934
&	De Danske Kongers Skibe, by R. Steen Steensen, Strubes Forlag, Copenhagen 1972
&	Efterretning om det bekendte af den danske Flaades Tjeneste, efter Alphabetisk Orden, med adskillige Bilage, fra Aar 1752 og til den Dag, da Engelland voldsom bortførte samme i 1807, by Rear Admiral P. Ramshart, published by Hof- og Universitetsbogtrykker E. U. H. Møller, Copenhagen, 1808
&	Flådens skibe 1950, by R. Steen Steensen, Det Schønbergske Forlag, Copenhagen, 1950
&	Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter, Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)
&	Fælles kræfter - Danske dampskibe indtil 1870 III, by Holger Munchaus Petersen, Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseets maritime skrifter nr. 12, Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet, Esbjerg, 1986 (ISBN 87-87453-25-8)
&	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
44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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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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