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Sea Accidents and Losses
 Danish
Naval Historical Time Line
Below you will find a listing of all Sea Accidents
and Losses in the Royal Danish Navy (after 1814) and Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy
(until 1814).
Accidents and losses as a result of enemy actions
are not included in the listing.
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January |
|
2nd |
1918 |
The
mine vessel LOSSEN runs aground near Omø in the Great Belt, only 20
meters from land. The ship is first back afloat on February 19. Only minor
material damage. |
|
7th |
1974 |
The
navy harbor tug FREMAD V capsizes and sink during a tow of the
frigate
HERLUF TROLLE at Naval Station Frederikshavn.
Two crew members from the tug drowned. |
|
11th |
1961 |
The
Patrol Vessel EGENÆS runs aground off Odden harbor in Northern
Zealand.
The vessel was scrapped and the wreckage sold. |
|
13th |
1955 |
The
frigate
VALDEMAR SEJR collides with the Swedish freighter M/S SIGWARD.
Only material damage to both ships. |
|
20th |
1782 |
The
frigate BORNHOLM, commanded by Commander Mathias Bille, on a tour to
the Danish West Indies manage to reach New Port Prat on the Irish Northwest
Coast after 4 weeks of gail force winds and 6 days of hurricane force wind
in the North Atlantic.
130 crew members are seek, and the CO dies. |
|
25th |
1957 |
The
naval cutter TERNEN, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Erik Erling Olsen,
are lost off Ravns Storø in Greenland, presumably caused by icing conditions.
The whole crew of 8 officers and men are lost. |
|
29th |
1946 |
Minesweeper ME 1016 runs aground off Jernhatten at the southeast
coast of
Djursland, Jutland.
The ship could not be salvaged, and the wreckage was sold for scrap. |
|
February |
|
14th |
1842 |
The
brig ALLART is lost between Portorico and St. Jan off the Danish West
Indies. The crew is salvaged. |
|
19th |
1909 |
Cruiser
HEJMDAL collides in dense fog off Helsingør with the British S/S
ASTRAKHAN of Liverpool. No casualties, but severe material damage. The
cruiser was due after one months repair.
The British Master is later charged for the incident. |
|
24th |
1860 |
The
paddle steamer SLESVIG catches fire. The engine room and forward
compartment are burned out.
The ship is repaired and reenter service. |
|
26th |
1951 |
The torpedo boat RAAGEN (former. T 59) is lost in the North
sea after collision a the British MTB (MTB 5518). RAAGEN is salvaged
later this year and repaired. |
|
March |
|
7th |
1979 |
The
minelayer
FYEN runs aground off the Norwegian island of Toftöy in the Bokna
Fjord. Were lifted of ground and heading for immediate repair in Stavanger
by tug toats.
Later towed to Svendborg Ship Yard for final repair, estimated cost around
10 million d.kr. |
|
27th |
1963 |
The
Fast Patrol Boat TRANEN, Lieutenant Commander Kaj Thygesen, sinks
after a collision with the Norwegian cutter TRYGG, off Stavanger,
Norway.
All hands are saved, the FPB is later salvaged and scrapped. |
|
28th |
1953 |
During
entrance to Rønne harbor an explosion occurred in the engine room on board
the mine layer LOUGEN, commanded by Lieutenant, count, Karl-Christian
Trampe.
3 men are killed and another 7 were severely injured. |
|
April |
|
13th |
1964 |
The
frigate
ESBERN SNARE collides with the Soviet trawler ANAPA in the
Sound.
The trawler sank immediately after the collision, the crew of 23 are rescued
by the Danish frigate. |
|
18th |
1980 |
The
Minelayer
FYEN collides with a Soviet MIRKA-class frigate in
the Baltic. |
|
27th |
2006 |
The
surveying vessel
SKA 11 runs aground in the Arsuk Fjord in Greenland. The crew is
saved by the sister ship
SKA 12.
The vessel sank during the salvage operation on May 3, 2006, and is now
laying on 300 metres of water.
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May |
|
2nd |
1975 |
A
heavy fire breaks out on board the submerged submarine
DELFINEN off
the coast of Norway.
The crew manage to put out the fire, and the sub are towed into the
Norwegian Naval Base at Haakonsvern. |
|
4th |
1843 |
The brig ST. JAN leaks during a storm in the Sound. After repair the
ship continues north, but has to go to Flekkerøy, Norway after another leak.
The brig is repaired and returns to the Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen, where
she is being decommissioned and scrapped June 26. |
|
5th |
1951 |
The
cutter Y 341 (ex P 8), later MHV 67, sank after
collision wiht the steam ship BEATRIX in Copenhagen Harbor. Later
salvaged and reentered service. |
|
7th |
1966 |
The
cutter
SKARVEN runs aground and is completely lost at Mjovanes, Suderoye,
The Faeroe Islands. |
|
12th |
1839 |
The
brig ST. JAN is rammed by a Swedish bark in Skagerrak.
The brig is towed to Copenhagen for repair. |
|
13th |
1965 |
The
arctic cutter MALLEMUKKEN runs aground on an underwater skeery on a
tour from Nuuk to Sisimiut in Greenland.
The cutter was stucked for 9 hours, but could continue on high tide. |
|
14th |
1981 |
The
corvette
OLFERT FISCHER is strucked by a fire in the engine room during
initial sea trial off the coast of Bornholm.
After nearly two hours of fire fighting the corvette returned to Copenhagen.
The fire delayed the planned commisioning of the corvette from May 25 to
October 16, 1981. |
|
25th |
1923 |
A
demonstration of a phosphorus generator is held on board the cruiser
GEJSER,
Commander
Godfred Hansen;
more than 50, mostly officers are wounded, when an explosion occurred. - 1
officer later died from his wounds.
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can read the complete story
here |
|
27th |
1995 |
The
guard vessel Y 375 (BOTVED Class) sinks in the Kattgat after a fire
on board. The vessel is later salvaged and scrapped. |
|
June |
|
3rd |
1753 |
The
frigate FALSTER, Captain Hooglant, catch fire og explode at the
Saffia Road off Morocco.
132 crew members are lost in the blast. |
|
10th |
2006 |
The
surveying vessel
SKA 12 runs aground off Maniitsoq in Greenland during a transit. Nu
injuries, but the vessel suffered minor damage to the hull and was docked
for repair. |
|
11th |
1874 |
The
gunboat BUHL, commanded by Lieutenant F. C. Irminger, runs aground in
Hornbaek Bay and is wrecked, all hands are saved. |
|
20th |
2006 |
The
naval cutter Y343
LUNDEN
collides off Sjaellands Odde in Kattegat with the Danish fishing vessel KA 7
YVONNE. No injuries reported. |
|
25th |
1784 |
The
ship-of-the-line INDFØDSRETTEN, Commander s.g. Lütken, is declared
lost after failing to reach Tranquebar in India in June 1782.
One of the ships boats and the name plate were found on the Southern Coast
of Iceland in 1783. |
|
July |
|
7th |
1956 |
The
Royal Yacht
DANNEBROG runs into the British frigate HMS REDPOLE.
No persons were injured, but the bowsprit on the Royal Yacht was broken. |
|
8th |
1980 |
An
East German Mine Sweeper of the KONDOR-Class rams the Danish Home
Guard Cutter
MHV 94 just south of Gedser.
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the
complete story here |
|
14th |
1982 |
The
frigate
HERLUF TROLLE is strucked by a severe fire in the main engine
control room causing severe material damage.
Two persons, a navy staff sergeant and a private first class are later
decorated for their engagement. Damage repair costed the sum of almost 23
million Danish kroners. |
|
23rd |
1994 |
The Naval Cutter
VEJRØ is rammed by a container vessel in the Fehmern
Sound. Several crew members suffer light injuries, the ship is however
seriously damaged. |
|
26th |
1832 |
During gunnery exercises in the Skagerrak on board the frigate NYMPHEN,
one of the guns explodes. 4 naval Cadets and 6 able seamen are injured, two
of them seriously. |
|
27th |
1898 |
The
armored schooner
ABSALON is accidentally torpedoed by the torpedo
boat SØBJØRNEN during a naval exercise. The schooner is grounded, and
after interim repair returning to the Naval Dock Yard for repair. |
|
28th |
1566 |
After
a naval battle off Oland in the Baltic the combined Danish-Lübeck fleet is
anchored off Visby. A heavy storm drifts 12 Danish and 3 Lübeck ships a
shore, and the ships are wrecked.
4,300 men drowns, including the admirals Hans Laurtisen Baden, Jens Trudsøn
Ulfstand and the Lübeck admiral Thinnapel. |
|
August |
|
6th |
1952 |
The
Naval Cutter Y 340 (ex P 5), later MHV 55 sank after collision with the ferry BROEN
in Nyborg Fjord. All hands were rescued.
The cutter was later salvaged, repaired and reentered service. |
|
12th |
1833 |
The
schooner PILEN capsized and sank on guard duties in the Great Belt,
all crew members were saved.
The scooner was salvage om August 14, and returned to service. |
|
17th |
1904 |
The
torpedo boats HAVHESTEN and STØREN collides in Musholm Bay in
the Great Belt. The HAVHESTEN sinks, but are later salvaged,
STØREN suffers only minor damage.
No losses of human lives. |
|
20th |
1889 |
Torpedo Boat No. 10 capsizes in the Sound. The boat sinks during tow
back to Copenhagen. Salvaged the same day and towed to the Naval Dockyard.
Reentered service. |
|
26th |
1898 |
Torpedo Boat No. 5 is rammed by the steam ship DOKTOR SIEGLER of
Danzig and sinks the the southern part of the Sound.
One crew member drowns. |
|
28th |
1908 |
While
at sea, an explosion occurred inside the forward 15 cm gun onboard the
cruiser
HEKLA at sea, killing one and seriously wounding another
five. |
|
September |
|
4th |
1957 |
The torpedo boats FLYVEFISKEN and HØGEN
(ex. T 55) collides during an exercise in the Storebælt.
The torpedo boat
HØGEN sank immediately; while the FLYVEFISKEN, heavily
damaged, was towed to Korsoer tied alongside the frigate ROLF KRAKE. |
|
8th |
1840 |
The frigate BELLONA collides with a French logger in the English
Channel. The logger sinks and 4 of the crew members are reported missing,
while 4 crew members are brought to Le Havre by a British Pilot Vessel. |
|
9th |
1970 |
The submarine
NARHVALEN, commanded by Lieutenant
Commander
Peer Rasmussen, is reported missing in the Skagerrak after missing radio
check.
SUBMISS is established, and a large number of ships, aircrafts and
helicopters start a search for the missing sub.
The missing sub is located by the tender
HENRIK GERNER at around 5 o'clock in the morning on September 5.
44Read
the
Complete story here |
|
16th |
1889 |
Torpedo Boat No. 9 runs aground in the Sound.
The boat is salvaged on the 18th and reenter service. |
|
18th |
1981 |
Naval
Home Guard Cutter MHV 68 ran aground off Laesoe in the Kattegat. The
cutter sank during the following salvage operation during the next day.
The wreck was sold and later demolished. |
|
21st |
1979 |
The
submarine
SPÆKHUGGEREN capsizes during overhaul at the Naval Dockyard in
Copenhagen, and is partly filled with water. After nine months repair, the
sub returned to operative status. |
|
29th |
1780 |
The
ship-of-the Line PRINS FRIDERICH is lost off the island of Laesoe in
Kattegat. |
|
29th |
1979 |
The
submarine
SPRINGEREN, during overhaul at the Naval Dockyard in
Copenhagen, is partly filled with water, due to an open hydrant. |
|
30th |
1901 |
The
gunboat MØEN, Commander Rørdam H. Kjølsen, explodes in the Sound,
following new trials with explosive shells. |
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October |
|
6th |
1948 |
The
arctic patrol cutter ALKEN (ex. P 1) and its crew of 8
vanished off the East Coast of Greenland. 3 weeks of and intensive search
and rescue mission gave now clues. |
|
9th |
1916 |
The
first Danish submarine,
DYKKEREN, commanded by Lieutenant
Svend Aa. Christiansen,
is ran into by a Norwegian freighter and sank in the Sound, while on a
submerged training exercise.
The commander drowns, while the rest of the crew are saved.
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the
complete story here |
|
14th |
1955 |
The
minesweeper GRAADYB (ex. ML 1) was strucked be an explosion at
the Naval Dock Yard at Holmen, causing a large hole in the bow. The ship was
not repaired and decommissioned. |
|
25th |
1930 |
The
submarine
TRITON was strucked by an explosion. All the batteries, one of the
periscopes and the radiostation was completely destroyed.
Cost of repair approx. d.kr. 500,000. |
|
November |
|
4th |
1801 |
Caused
by a hurricane in the Kattegat the Ship of the Line LOVISA AUGUSTA
lost most of the rigging. The ship managed to return to Copenhagen. |
|
5th |
1799 |
The
ship-of-the-line OLDENBORG, Commander s.g. Olfert Fischer, escorting
a convoy to Tranquebar in India, is set aground off the Bay of Taffel during
a hurricane. The crew is saved. Several foreign ships are also lost in the
hurricane, and several crew members are lost. |
|
16th |
1959 |
While leaving Copenhagen, the torpedo boat tender
HJÆLPEREN for unknown reasons blocked the entrance to the harbor,
causing a collision with the Finnish freighter CERES.
Great material damage, but no personal
injuries. |
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December |
|
3rd |
1952 |
The
torpedo boat HAVØRNEN (ex. T 53) runs aground at Scroby Sands off Great Yarmouth, England,
during an exercise.
The torpedo boat is salvaged during January 1953 and later refitted for
active duty. |
|
4th |
1990 |
The submarine
SÆLEN sank off the island of Hesselø during a towing
form Copenhagen to Aarhus.
The submarine was salvaged on December 17, and later refitted for active
duty. |
|
7th |
1967 |
The
submarine
DELFINEN, CO Lieutenant
Commander P. B. Nielsen, collides with an unidentified object during
surfacing, just to the North West off Skagen.
The sub suffered only material damage, including a bended periscope.
The Swedish fishing trawler MÄLARÖ is later reported missing, and her
crew of four are found the following day, frozen to death in their life
raft. |
|
14th |
1918 |
The
torpedo boat SVÆRDFISKEN, Lieutenant Ole H. Quaade,
is hit by a mine during sweeping a German mine field in the southern part of
the Great Belt ("Storebælt").
8 men are killed at the explosion. |
|
18th |
1903 |
A
major fire caused major material damage on board the armored ship
IVER HVITFELDT, while at the Naval Dock Yard in Copenhagen for an
overhaul. No injuries.
The following repair took place during the winther months. |
|
21st |
1929 |
The
Patrol Vessel
THOR was wrecked in Hunafloi in Iceland during a storm,
the complete crew were salvaged. |
|
29th |
1799 |
The
frigate HVIDE ØRN, Lieutenant Commander van der Osten, is lost with
all hands, during a hurricane off Corsica in the Mediterranian during convoy
duties. |
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