Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1862-1907) The HDMS Danmark was yet another example of the warships purchased by the Confederacy in France and Britain from 1862. She was ordered as a copy of the Gloire when the ship itself could not be purchased due to the country’s opposition. Known as “Santa Maria”, “Glasgow” or “Frigate No. 61” … Read more
Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1859-1885) HDMS Peder Skram was originally laid down as a wooden steam frigate for the Royal Danish Navy. but was converted to an armored frigate while under construction in the early 1860s. She had an uneventful career before she was stricken from the Navy List on 7 December 1885 and became accommodation … Read more
Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1848-1875) For this dive into two decades of Danish warships, we start with one of the most symbolic of its evolution and transformation to steam and armour: The Danish ironclad Dannebrog was an armored frigate originally built as a classic 80-gun ship-of-the-line, planned in 1845, built by Andreas Schifter in 1848. She … Read more
