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The Royal Danish Naval Museum (Danish: Orlogsmuseet) is a museum dedicated to the history of the Royal Danish Navy. The displays include a collection of naval models which dates back to late 17th century. The museum is based in Søkvæsthuset, a former naval hospice which overlooks Christianshavn Canal.
Royal Danish Naval Museum: Christianshavn: Copenhagen: Military: History and artefacts of the Royal Danish Navy: Royal Life Guards Museum: City Centre: Copenhagen: Art: Located in Rosenborg Barracks, history and artefacts of the Royal Life Guards from 1658 to the present day Royal Stables and Carriage Museum: Slotsholmen: Copenhagen: History
The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now have appointed and ordered to be at sea". [3] [4]
Arms Museum at Egholm Castle [1] Bornholm's Defence Museum [2] Danish War Museum; Defence and Garrison Museum; Denmark's Air Force Museum; Frøslev Prison Camp Museum; Hanstholm Fortress; History Centre Dybbøl Banke [3] Home Guard Museum, Frøslev [4] Livgardens Historiske Samling [5] Panzer & Artillery Museum [6] Panzermuseum East [7]
The Royal Danish Navy (Danish: Søværnet, lit. ' The Navy ') is the sea-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland).
HDMS Sehested (P 547) is a Willemoes-class fast attack craft of the Royal Danish Navy which was in commission from 1978 until 2000. It is now docked at Holmen in Copenhagen where it serves as a museum ship, part of the Royal Danish Naval Museum.
The suffix -en is the definite article in Danish. All the following are listed at The Royal Danish Naval Museum's Skibregister: most but not all have record cards on line at this register. The four ships-of-the-line launched between 1684 and 1773 are spelt Elephanten in the Royal Danish Naval Museum's List of Ships.
In Danish, she is known as simply Fregatten Jylland, although several ships have used this name. The restoration efforts were completed in 1994 and she is on permanent display in dry dock at the town of Ebeltoft, Denmark. A commemorative coin was issued by the National Bank of Denmark. [5] Jylland is the last surviving screw frigate.