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Fleet Listings:

Royal Yachts

Survey of all Royal Yachts in service in the Royal Danish Navy from 1801.

The  ships are listed in chronological order from newest to oldest.

You may eventually find more pictures and information on the ships or classes by using the hyperlink attached to the name or class.

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DANNEBROG (1932- )

The Royal Yacht DANNEBROG

Comments:

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

A540 *)

DANNEBROG

10/10/1931

05/26/1932

In service

*) Official NATO pennant # since 1951, but not marked on the ship

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DANNEBROG (1880-1931)

The Royal Yacht DANNEBROG

Comments:

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

DANNEBROG

10/06/1879

06/07/1880

??/??/1931

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FALKEN (1858-1864)

Comments:

The yacht was HM the Kings privately owned yacht, but was maintained and manned by the Navy.

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

FALKEN

??/??/1858

10/24/1858

09/??/1864

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SLESVIG (1848-1893)

Comments:

Refitted as a Royal Yacht in 1855-56.

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

SLESVIG

??/??/1845

??/??/1848

10/28/1893

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HEBE (1846-1848)

Comments:

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

HEBE

??/??/1839

05/26/1846

03/28/1848

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ÆGIR (1841-1871)

Comments:

Used by the Royal Family for short trips 1842-1856.

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

ÆGIR

??/??/18??

10/12/1841

12/05/1871

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NEPTUN (1840-1864)

Comments:

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

NEPTUN

06/22/1840

??/??/1840

12/??/1864

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KIEL (1824-1852)

Comments:

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

KIEL

??/??/1820

06/04/1824

03/26/1852

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KRONPRINDSENS LYSTFREGAT (1785-1808)

Comments:

Crown Prins Frederik received this pleasure yacht in 1785 as a gift from his uncle, the British King Georg the IIIrd.

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

None

KRONPRINDSENS LYSTFREGAT

??/??/????

??/??/1785

11/23/1807

 

 

 

 

 

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Sources:

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Danmarks Flaade, by Lieutenant Commander K. Dahl and H. Hjorth-Nielsen, Published by Selskabet til udgivelse af Kulturskrifter, Copenhagen, 1934

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De Danske Kongers Skibe, by R. Steen Steensen, Strubes Forlag, Copenhagen 1972

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Efterretning om det bekendte af den danske Flaades Tjeneste,  efter Alphabetisk Orden, med adskillige Bilage, fra Aar 1752 og til den Dag, da Engelland voldsom bortførte samme i 1807, by Rear Admiral P. Ramshart, published by Hof- og Universitetsbogtrykker E. U. H. Møller, Copenhagen, 1808

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Flådens skibe 1950, by R. Steen Steensen, Det Schønbergske Forlag, Copenhagen, 1950

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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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Fælles kræfter - Danske dampskibe indtil 1870 III, by Holger Munchaus Petersen, Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseets maritime skrifter nr. 12, Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet, Esbjerg,  1986 (ISBN 87-87453-25-8)

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Oplysninger vedrørende den danske flaades skibe i sidste aarhundrede, by etatsråd H. Degenkolv, Copenhagen, 1906.

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Vore orlogsskibe fra halvfemserne til nu, by Kay Larsen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1932

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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or other information on this ship?

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INDEX OF
NAVY SHIPS

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y

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