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Navies of the world

Chapter 14: DENMARK.
By Edward W. Very
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A systematic technical survey of the world's principal naval forces, presenting concise descriptions and specifications for ships of about twenty maritime nations, comparing design, armor, armament, propulsion, and torpedo and ordnance developments. It reviews recent innovations in engines, armor, and naval architecture, catalogs tabled measurements and weapon data, and outlines torpedo vessels and boats. The work also summarizes major naval engagements and bombardments from the preceding decades to illustrate tactics and ship performance, enabling readers to assess contemporary strengths and the evolving character of naval warfare.

ALPHA.

DENMARK.

ARMORED FLEET.

  • A = Length between Perpendiculars.
  • B = Breadth of Beam.
  • C = Maximum Draft.
  • D = Displacement.
  • E = Construction Material.
  • F = Greatest thickness of Armor.
  • G = Backing.
Type and Name. A B C D E F G
    Ft.     Ft.     Ft.     Tons.       In.     In.  
Frigates.
Danmark 269 49 19½ 4,665 Iron 5 18
Peder Skram 225 49 22 3,325  Wood  5 26
Monitors.
Rolf Krake 185 38 10½ 1,325 Iron 4½ 9
Lindormen 216 39 14¾ 2,050 ” 5½  9¾
Gorm 232 40 15 2,310 ” 8 9¾
Casemate Ships.
Helgoland 257 59 19 5,350 ” 12½ 10
Odin 237 48 16½ 3,040 ” 8 10
Iron-clad Gun-boats.
Ingolf 150 26 13 850 ” 2½  
Absalon 135 25 12 520 ” 2½  
Esbern Snare 135 25 12 520 ” 2½  
Fylla 140 25½ 12 550 ” 2½  
Diana   140   25½ 12 550 ” 2½  
  • H = Indicated Horse-power.
  • I = Maximum Speed.
  • J = Date of Launch.
Type and Name.   H I J Battery.
     Knots   Year   
Frigates.
 Danmark   1,007    8.1 1864 XII  8-inch Armstrong.
XII 36-pdr. smooth-bore.
 Peder Skram   1,680   11.7 1864 VIII  8-inch Armstrong.
VIII 36-pdr. smooth-bore.
Monitors.
Rolf Krake 750 7.8 1863 II  8-inch Armstrong.
Lindormen 1,560 12 1868 II 9-inch ”
Gorm 1,670 12.2 1870 II 10¼-inch ”
Casemate Ships.
 Helgoland 3,700 13 1878 I 12-inch Krupp.
IV 10¼-inch  ”
 V  5¾-inch   ”
Odin 2,260 12.4 1872 IV 10¼-inch  ”
Iron-clad Gun-boats.
Ingolf 700 13 1867 III  8-inch Armstrong.
Absalon 700 13 1869 III””
Esbern Snare 700 13 1869 III””
Fylla 700 13 1869 III””
Diana 700 13 1869 III””

DANISH UNARMORED FLEET.

Type and Name.    Displacement.    Guns.
  Tons.  
Frigates.
Niels Juel 2,350 26
Själland 2,350 26
Jylland 2,420 26
Corvettes.
Heimdal 1,175 14
Dagmar 1,176 14
St. Thomas 1,546  5
Gun-boats.
Falster 350  1
Möen 350  1
Öresund 240  1
Storebelt 240  1
Lillebelt 240  1
Thure 145  2
Schröedersee 145  2
Willemöes 145  2
Krieger 145  2
Marstrand 145  2
Hauch  95  1
Drogden  50  1

DANMARK. PEDER SKRAM.

Broadside iron-clad frigates (See Ferdinand Max, Austrian), still capable of forming part of cruising fleet, but of little use beyond harbor defence.

ROLF KRAKE.

Monitor gun-boat, having a superstructure forming a covered forecastle forward and officers quarters aft, the upper line of the superstructure being carried along by a rail in wake of the turrets, which may be dropped in action. Her turrets are small, containing one gun each and capable of being turned by hand or by steam (Coles system). The armored belt comes to the height of the deck-beams, and the deck is convex, plated with ¾-inch steel. An armored pilot-house is placed well aft. She has full sail-power.

ROLF KRAKE.

LINDORMEN. GORM.

Single-turreted, breastwork, light-draft monitors. (See Buffel, Dutch.)

HELGOLAND.

Casemated iron-clad frigate with complete armored belt. No bow or stern fire from the casemate, which carries four 10¼-inch Krupp rifles. Forward on the upper deck is placed a 12-inch Krupp pivot for bow and beam fire. Her armor at the water-line is 12 inches, diminishing to 6 at the bow and stern. She is provided with apparatus for discharging Whitehead torpedoes from each beam above water.

ODIN.

Armored belt with elevated casemate. (See Brazil, Brazilian.) The casemate contains four 10¼-inch Armstrong muzzle-loaders, each of which fires from two ports. She has no spars except signal-masts.

INGOLF. ABSALON. ESBERN SNARE. FYLLA. DIANA.

Armored gun-boats, having fine lines and an armored belt from two feet below the water-line to the deck-beams. Three unprotected pivot-guns working amidships on centre-pivot carriages and firing over the rail. Full sail-power and hoisting screw.

INGOLF.

The wooden fleet is of the ordinary type of old-style steam corvettes and gun-boats.

ENGLAND.

ARMORED FLEET.

  • A = Length between Perpendiculars.
  • B = Breadth of Beam.
  • C = Maximum Draft.
  • D = Displacement.
  • E = Construction Material.
  • F = Greatest thickness of Armor.
Type and Name.   A B C D E F
    Ft. in.    Ft. in.    Ft. in.    Tons.       In.  
Armored Frigates.
Warrior 380 58 26  5 9,681 Iron 4½
Black Prince 380 58 27 9,681 ” 4½
Achilles 383 58 27  4 9,681 ” 4½
Northumberland 400 59  5 27 10,395 ” 5½
Defence 280 54 25  6 6,074 ” 4½
Resistance 280 54 26 6,074 ” 4½
Hector 280 56  7 25  7 6,960 ” 4½
Valiant 280 56  5 26 10 6,420 ” 4½
Lord Warden 280 58  9 26 7,675  Wood  7  
Repulse 252 59 26  2 6,190 ” 5  
Casemate Ships.
Agincourt 400 59  5 27 10,395 Iron 5½
Minotaur 400 59  5 27 10,395 ” 5½
Bellerophon 300 56 26 7,540 ” 7½
 Swiftsure  280  55  26  2  6,660 Iron
sheathed		   9¼ 
 Triumph 280 55 26  2 6,660 ” 9¼
Audacious 280 54 28 6,084 ” 9¼
Invincible 280 54 23 6,034 ” 9¼
Iron Duke  280 54 23 6,034 ” 9¼
Hercules 325 59 26  5 8,700 Iron 11
Sultan 325 59 27  6 9,286 ”   10½
Alexandra 325 63  8 26  6 9,492 ” 13½
Temeraire 285 62  2 27  1 8,412 ” 12½
Superb 333 59 25 8,994 ” 13½
Armored Water-line.
Shannon 260 54 22  6 5,108 ” 10½
Nelson 280 60 24  2 7,323 ” 10½
Northampton 280 60 24  2 7,323 ” 10½
Turret Ships for Coast Defence.
Prince Albert 240 48  1 19  8 3,900 ” 5  
Scorpion 224  6 42  4 16  3 2,777 ” 5  
Wyvern 224  6 42  4 15  8 2,725 ” 5  
Cyclops 225 45 16  5 3,430 ” 9¼
Gorgon 225 45 16  5 3,430 ” 9¼
Hecate 225 45 16  5 3,430 ” 9¼
Hydra 225 45 16  5 3,430 ” 9¼
Glatton 245 54 19 4,912 ” 13½
Sea-going Turret Ships.
Monarch 320 57  6 26 8,322 ” 8½
Devastation 285 62  3 26  3 9,157 ” 13½
Thunderer 285 62  3 26  3 9,157 ” 13½
 Neptune  300  63  25  2 8,900  Iron
sheathed		   13½
Dreadnought 320 63 10 27 10,886 Iron 15⅜
Ajax 260 66 24 8,492 ” 19½
Agamemnon 260 66 24 8,492 ” 19½
Inflexible 320 75 25  4 11,500 ” 24
Conqueror            
Orion 245 52 19  6 4,700 ” 13½
Bellisle 245 52 19  6 4,700 ” 13½
Armored Corvettes.
Pallas 225 50 24  3 3,797 Wood 5
Penelope 260 50 17  4 4,394 Iron 6
Research 195 38  6 15  5 1,780 Wood 5
Rams.
Hotspur 235 50 20  8 4,012 Iron 12
Rupert 250 53 23  6 5,358 ” 9⅞
Gun-boats.
Viper 160 32 11 7½ 1,220 ” 5
Vixen 160 32 11 7½ 1,220 ” 5
Waterwitch 162 32  1 11  9 1,279 ” 5
Colonial Turret Ships.
Abyssinia 225 42 14 2,901 ” 7
Magdala 225 45 14  8 3,344 ” 8
Cerberus 225 45 14  8 3,344 ” 8
Floating Battery.
Erebus       1,814 ” 4½
Ram.
Polyphemus 240 40   2,660 ”  
  • G = Least thickness of Armor
  • H = Backing.
  • I = Indicated Horse-power.
  • J = Maximum Speed.
Type and Name.   G H I J Battery.
    In.     In.       Knots    
Armored Frigates.
 Warrior  4½  18  5,469 14.3 VIII  8-inch Woolwich.
XXIV 7-inch ”
 Black Prince  4½  18  5,772  13.6 VIII  8-inch ”
XX  7-inch ”
  Achilles  3  18  5,722 14.3 XIV  9-inch ”
II  8-inch ”
 Northumberland    3  9  6,558 14.1 VII 9-inch ”
XX 8-inch ”
 Defence  4½  18  2,437 11.6 II 8-inch ”
XIV 7-inch ”
 Resistance  4½  18  2,428 11.6 II 8-inch ”
XIV 7-inch ”
 Hector  3  18  3,256 12.5 IV 8-inch ”
XIV 7-inch ”
 Valiant  3  18  3,560 12.5 IV 8-inch ”
XIV 7-inch ”
 Lord Warden  4  31  6,706 13.5 XVIII 7-inch ”
 Repulse  4  30½  3,347 12.2 XII 8-inch ”
Casemate Ships.
 Agincourt  3  9  6,867 15.4 XVII 9-inch ”
 Minotaur  3  9  6,702 14.4 XVII 9-inch ”
 Bellerophon  5  9¾  6,521 14.1 X 9-inch ”
V 7-inch ”
 Swiftsure  4  9¾  4,913 13.5 X 9-inch ”
IV 64-pdr. ”
 Triumph  4  9¾  4,892 13.5 X 9-inch ”
IV 64-pdr. ”
 Audacious  4  9¾  4,021 12.8 X 9-inch ”
IV 64-pdr. ”
 Invincible  4  9¾  4,832 14 X 9-inch. ”
IV 64-pdr. ”
 Iron Duke  4  9¾  4,268 13.6 X 9-inch ”
IV 64-pdr. ”
  Hercules  6  9¾  7,200 13.2 VIII 10-inch ”
II 9-inch ”
 Sultan  6  9¾  8,629 14.1 IV 7-inch ”
VIII 10-inch ”
 Alexandra  6  9¾  8,615 15  II 12-inch ”
X 10-inch ”
 Temeraire  7  9¾  7,700 14.6 IV 12-inch ”
IV 10-inch ”
 Superb  7  11.8  7,430 13.8 XII 10-inch ”
IV 7-inch ”
Armored Water-line.
 Shannon  6  9¾  3,370 12.6 II 10-inch ”
VII  9-inch ”
 Nelson  6  9¾  6,000 14 IV 10-inch ”
VIII 9-inch  ”
 Northampton  6  9¾  6,000 14 IV 10-inch ”
VIII 9-inch ”
Turret Ships for Coast Defence.
 Prince Albert  4½  18  2,128 11.6 IV  9-inch ”
 Scorpion  4½  9  1,450 10.2 IV 9-inch ”
 Wyvern  4½  9  1,450 10.2 IV 9-inch ”
 Cyclops  5  9¾  1,660 11  IV 10-inch ”
 Gorgon  5  9¾  1,669 11  IV 10-inch ”
 Hecate  5  9¾  1,755 11  IV 10-inch ”
 Hydra  5  9¾  1,472 11  IV 10-inch ”
 Glatton  9  18  2,868 12.1 II 12-inch ”
Sea-going Turret Ships.
 Monarch  5  11¾  7,842 14.9 IV 12-inch ”
II 9-inch ”
I 7-inch ”
 Devastation  8½  18  6,652 13.8 IV 12-inch ”
 Thunderer  8½  18  6,270 13.4 II 12½ inch ”
II 12-inch ”
 Neptune  7  9¾  9,100 14.6 IV 12½-inch ”
II   7-inch ”
 Dreadnought  7  18  8,000 14 IV 12½-inch ”
 Ajax  11  18  6,000 13 IV 12½-inch ”
 Agamemnon  11  18  6,000 13 IV 12½-inch ”
 Inflexible  18  18  8,000 14 IV 16-inch ”
 Conqueror         IV 17 inch Armstrong.
 Orion  6  9¾  3,900 13 IV 12-inch ”
 Bellisle  6  9¾  3,955 13 IV 12-inch ”
Armored Corvettes.
 Pallas  3  22  3,581 13.4 IV  8-inch ”
II 64-pdr. ”
II 40-pdr. ”
 Penelope  3  9¾  4,703 12.8 III 40-pdr. ”
VIII  8-inch Woolwich.
 Research  3  19¾  1,042 10.3 IV 7-inch ”
Rams.
 Hotspur  6  11⅞  3,497 12.6 I 12-inch ”
II 64-pdr. ”
 Rupert  6  11⅞  4,635 12.4 II 64-pdr. ”
II 10-inch ”
Gun-boats.
 Viper  3  6  696 9  IV 7-inch ”
 Vixen  3  6  740 9  IV 7-inch ”
 Waterwitch  3  6  777 9.2 IV 7-inch ”
Colonial Turret Ships.
 Abyssinia  4½    1,200 9.6 IV 10-inch ”
 Magdala  5  9  1,400 9.7 IV 10-inch ”
 Cerberus  5  9  1,400 9.7 IV 10-inch ”
Floating Battery.
 Erebus  4⅜  24  493 6.0 XVI 64-pdr. ”
Ram.
 Polyphemus      5,500      

WARRIOR. BLACK PRINCE. DEFENCE. RESISTANCE.

Armored broadside frigates. The armor of these ships consists of a long casemate covering the battery only, and extending from about two feet below the water-line to the spar-deck beams. The bow and stern sections are left completely unprotected, the armor forward and aft ending in athwartship bulkheads. The hull is divided into a number of very large water-tight compartments. The extreme forward part of the upper-deck rail is recessed to permit straight-ahead fire from the forecastle guns. The bows of these ships, although not built especially for ramming, are made very heavy to permit of this mode of attack with safety. Full sail-power.

WARRIOR.

HECTOR. VALIANT.

Armored broadside frigates with swan-breasted ram bows. The armor of these ships consists of a belt around the main-deck, whilst the boilers and engines are in a casemate. The water-line forward and abaft is unprotected. Full sail-power.