Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

For the nautical sleuths...Several Danish Warships pictured at the Port of Nyholm (Holmen Naval Base),Denmark in 1928.

Danish Navy,Diana Class Patrol Vessel HDMS Najaden pictured in the Baltic in February 2019.

More views of the creatively designed, multi purpose ABSALON.

This link provides a good overview of the class.......... DFO


https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/absalon/

Lead Ship,OPV HDMS Thetis.

Then and now...................hhmmmm? DFO

Training Cruiser HDMS Niels Juel pictured in 1939.Built by Orlogsværftet Shipyards at Copenhagen,originally designed as a Monitor in 1918,construction was slowed by the war and she was redesigned as a Training Cruiser. Completed in 1923 she made training cruises to the Black and Mediterranean Seas, South America and numerous shorter visits to ports in northern Europe. The ship often served as a flagship and occasionally was used as a Royal Yacht for visits to overseas possessions and other countries.
She was extensively modernized in the mid-1930s and remained operational after Nazi Germany occupied Denmark in 1940. When the Germans attempted to seize the Danish Fleet in August 1943, she attempted to escape to Sweden, but was attacked and damaged by German bombers. She was deliberately run aground by her crew to deny the ship to the Germans, but she was not badly damaged. The ship was refloated several months later and repaired by the Germans. They renamed her Nordland and used her as a Training Ship. She was scuttled by them in May 1945 and her wreck was salvaged in 1952.

Central Battery Ironclad HDMS Odin pictured at Copenhagen c1889.She was initially armed with four single Armstrong 10.0 inch rifled muzzle loading guns mounted in the armoured citadel and six 3.0 in guns. In 1883, the 3.0 inch guns were replaced by four 3.4 in rifled breech-loading guns.The 10.0 inch guns were later converted into 16-calibre breech-loading guns by Krupp.She was scrapped in the Netherlands in 1912.

Central Battery Ironclad HDMS Odin pictured at Copenhagen c1889.

Danish MTBs, 1960s......... DFO

Thetis Class Frigate HMDS Triton pictured off Northern Norway.participating in Exercise 'Joint Warrior 2020' in October 2020.