Dansk marine – Ironclad (Panserbatteriet) (1864-1907) Rolf Krake was a Danish turret ironclad built in Scotland by Robert Napier in 1862-63, designed by Cowper Phipps Coles, the father of British turrets, and thus not only the first Danish Turret ship, but also one of the first in Europe that was sea-going and not just a … Read more
Dansk marine – Ironclad (1871-1912) The Danish ironclad Gorm (“Gorm the old”) was a monitor ironclad (panserskib) built for the Royal Danish Navy, and follow-up of HDMS Lindormen. She was built in Copenhagen in 1867-1870, named after the first historically recognized King of Denmark. She was active in annual squadrons until 1898, was modernized in … Read more
Coast Defence Ship built 1881-84, decomm. 1906 Development Denmark saw a decline of naval rank after the devastating Battle of Copenhagen and by the 1880s was essentually a minor coastal defense force, focusing of deterrence against its neighbor, starting with Imperial Germany, fuelled by its conflicting past with Prussia. In the decade after 1860, Denmark … Read more
Coast Defence Ship built 1884-87, decomm. 1919 Next entry after the ram Tordenskjold. HDMS Iver Hvitfeldt was a coastal defense ship built for the Royal Danish Navy and intended for the defense of Copenhagen, small yet heavily armed and well protected with two 260 mm (10.2 in) guns in barbette mounts fore and aft. Her … Read more
Dansk marine – Ironclad (1868-1907) HDMS Lindormen was a Danish ironclad and monitor built for the Royal Danish Navy in the 1860s, scrapped in 1907. She was perfectly adapted to her role, succeeding to the 1863 Rolfe Krake built in UK, Napier. She was by the way not the very first Danish armoured ship, but … Read more
