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Guns after
1945
Below is a complete survey of naval
artillery, guns (20 mm and above) used or in use by the Royal Danish Navy
after 1945.
For easy reading, the guns are listed by
calibre size (millimeters), largest calibres first and thereby by year of
introduction. The titles are based on the Danish apellations (see
bottom).
A weapon or weapon system marked with a
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indicates this weapon or weapon system is still in active service.
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127 mm
Mk M/02 LvSa
Mounted on:
ABSALON Class, command & support ships |
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127 mm K M/60 LvSa2
Mounted on:
PEDER SKRAM Class, frigates |
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127 mm K M/34 Sa
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
ÆGIR, tender |
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105 mm K M/40 Sa
Mounted on:
HUITFELDT Class, patrol vessels |
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102 mm K M/52 LvSa2
Mounted on:
ESBERN SNARE Class, frigates
ÆGIR, tender |
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102 mm K M/42 LvSa
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
THETIS, corvette |
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10,2 cm K L/46 M/18
Mounted on:
THETIS, corvette
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76 mm Mk M/85 LvSa
Mounted on:
THETIS Class, offshore patrol frigates
FLYVEFISKEN Class, patrol vessels |
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76 mm Mk M/71 LvSa
Mounted on:
NIELS JUEL Class, corvettes
WILLEMOES Class, guided missile boats |
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76 mm
K M/61 LvSa
Mounted on:
HVIDBJØRNEN Class, offshore patrol frigates
BESKYTTEREN, offshore patrol frigate |
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76 mm Mk M/60 LvSa og LvSa2
Mounted on:
FALSTER Class, minelayers
TRITON Class, corvettes |
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76 mm
Mk M/55 LvSa
Mounted on:
TRITON Class, corvettes |
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76 mm K M/36 Sa
Mounted on:
U Class (SPRINGEREN Class), submarines |
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75 mm K M/40 Sa
Mounted on:
THETIS, corvette |
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75 mm K M/29 Sa
Mounted on:
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers |
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75 mm K M/07-12 Sa M/34-38
Mounted on:
LINDORMEN, minelayer
THETIS, corvette
HEJMDAL, surveying vessel
VITUS BERING, offshore patrol vessel |
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40 mm Mk M/48 LvSa2
Mounted on:
TRITON Class, corvettes |
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40 mm Mk M/48 LvSa
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
PEDER SKRAM Class, frigates
TRITON Class, corvettes
HUITFELDT Class, patrol vessels
KRIEGER Class, patrol vessels
GLENTEN class, motortorpedoboats
FLYVEFISKEN Class, motortorpedoboats
FALKEN Class, motortorpedoboats
SØLØVEN Class, motortorpedoboats
LANGELAND, minelayer
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers
DAPHNE Class, patrol vessels
ÆGIR, tender
HJÆLPEREN, tender |
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40 mm Mk M/36 LvSa2
Mounted on:
BESKYTTEREN Class, minelayers
HJÆLPEREN, tender |
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40 mm Mk M/36 LvSa
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
ESBERN SNARE Class, frigates
THETIS, corvette
HUITFELDT Class, patrol vessels
KRIEGER Class, patrol vessels
GLENTEN class, motortorpedoboats
LANGELAND, minelayer
LINDORMEN, minelayer
SUND Class, minesweepers
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers
MAAGEN-klassen, arctic cutters
ÆGIR, tender
HEJMDAL, surveying vessel |
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37 mm Pk L/80 M/30
Mounted on:
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers
KRIEGER Class, patrol vessels |
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35 mm Mk M/04 LvSa
Mounted on:
ABSALON Class, command & support ships |
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20 mm Mk M/42 LvSa og LvSa2
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
PEDER SKRAM Class, frigates
NIELS JUEL Class, corvettes
THETIS, corvette
GLENTEN class, motortorpedoboats
FLYVEFISKEN Class, motortorpedoboats
FALKEN Class, motortorpedoboats
SØLØVEN Class, motortorpedoboats
FALSTER Class, minelayers
BESKYTTEREN Class, minelayers
LOUGEN Class, minelayers
LANGELAND, minelayer
LINDORMEN Class, minelayers
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers
SUND Class, minesweepers
VIG Class, minesweepers
KRIEGER Class, patrol vessels
DAPHNE Class, patrol vessels
VITUS BERING, patrol vessel
MAAGEN-klassen, arctic cutters
SKARVEN-klassen, arctic cutters
AGDLEK Class, arctic cutters
BARSØ Class, naval cutters
HEJMDAL, surveying vessel
FREJA, surveying vessel
ODIN Class, landing crafts
FAXE Class, tanker
MHV 90 Class, home guard cutter
MHV 70 Class, home guard cutter |
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20 mm Mk M/41 LvSa
Mounted on:
HOLGER DANSKE Class, frigates
THETIS, corvette
HUITFELDT Class, patrol vessels
LINDORMEN, minelayer
LOUGEN Class, minelayers
MS-klassen, minesweepers
TYR, tender
HEJMDAL, surveying vessel
FREJA, surveying vessel |
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20 mm Mk M/39 LvSa
Mounted on:
SØLØVEN Class, minesweepers
GLENTEN class, motortorpedoboats |
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Danish Gun Apellations:
Most guns used or in use by the RDN were given a
special Danish model specification, which in most cases differ from the original
manufacurers name/title.
Uptil January 1, 1952 all guns with a calibre of
10 cm and above were named by its calibre in centimers, while smaller calibre
guns were named by its calibre in millimeters. Immediately after the calibre,
the guns were given a "K", for "Karduskanoner (Charge Cartidge Gun), "PK" for
"Patronkanoner" (Cartidge Gun) or "RK" for "Rekylkanoner" (Recoil Gun). After
the calibre are added the legth ("L") of the barrel, and in most cases also the
year of introduction ("M) in th RDN (i.e. 12.7 mm PK L/45 M/34).
After January 1, 1952 all guns were typed by its
calibre in millimeters, fol-lowed by a "K" for "Kanon" (manual or semi
automatic) og "Mk" for "Ma-skinkanon" (machine gun or fully automatic). The
calibre is followed by the year of introduction (in RDN) and finally the type of
mounting, where "Lv" stands for "luftværnsaffutage" (anti aircraft mounting),
"Sa" for "skibs-affutage" (Ships mounting) and "Ka" for "kystaffutage" (coastal
battery), alle followed by the model year of the mounting.
When guns are double mounted, a "2" is added to
the description, i.e. 76 mm Mk M/60 LvSa2, means a 76 mm Gun (manual or semi
automatic) in a double mounting for both ships and anti aircraft purposes.
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All information in this section are based on
the below mentioned sources, most in Danish. In case other sources have
been used under separate weapons or weapon systems, the source will be
noted at this specific system.
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Dansk Søartilleri 1400-2000, by
Ole L. Frantzen, Michael H. Mortensen, Niels M. Probst and Sven E.
Thiede, Tøjhusmuseet 1999 |
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Dansk Søartilleri 1860-2004, Vol.
I & II, by Admiral Sven Egil Thiede,
Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen 2004 (ISBN 87-89022-37-8) |
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Flåden gennem 450 år, edited by Commander s.g. R. Steen Steensen, Martins
Forlag, 2nd edition, Copenhagen, 1970 (ISBN 87-566-0009-7) |
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Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen
and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,
Copenhagen 1998. (ISBN 87-87720-13-2) |
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Janes Defence Weekly |
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