ww1 danish navy – navistory

HDMS Iver Hvitfeldt (1886)

15 August 2024 by admin7126

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

HDMS Niels Juel (1918)

3 April 2023 by admin7126

HDMS Niels Juel (1918) Denmark Coast Defence ship laid down 1914, rebuilt 1918, 1929, 1937, captured 1943 HDMS Niels Juel was a Danish warship built in WWI, named after probably the most famous Danish admiral of the 17th century, winning a battle against Sweden. Initially she was laid down in 1914, and classified as a … Read more