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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).
Launched in 1998, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force . [13] – 1 France: RO/RO. Roll-on / roll-off. Tor Dania – 2007: Societé Metallurgique & Navale Dunkerque-Normandie: 21,491 tonnes Launched in 1978, rebuilt in 1995, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force . [14] – 1 Italy: RO/RO
The navy was for a large part funded by Norwegian means as a royal resolution dictated that the income from Norway was to be used towards its construction and upkeep [citation needed]. The majority of the ships of the line in the 17th and 18th centuries were named after the royalty of Denmark-Norway, as well as the lands of the kingdoms.
Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol – which takes its name from the “Dog Star” or the brightest star in the night sky – is an elite special forces unit attached to the Royal Danish Navy.
The Royal Danish Navy ranks follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.Outside this ranking system there are physicians (who may wear the same insignia in the Army/Air Force but with a slight variation in the Navy), nurses and veterinarians, while priests and judicial personnel wear completely different insignia and are without rank.
Mine warfare vessels of the Royal Danish Navy (1 C, 2 P) P. Patrol vessels of the Royal Danish Navy (4 C, 1 P) R. Royal Danish Navy ship names (28 P) S.
Holsteen 60 (c. 1775)- captured by Royal Navy, Battle of Copenhagen 1801. Recommissioned as HMS Holstein 1802, renamed HMS Nassau 1805. Dannebroge 60 (1773)- sunk, Battle of Copenhagen 1801; Wagrien 64 (1774)- sunk, Battle of Copenhagen 1801; Prindsesse Sophia Frederica 74 (1779) - captured by the British 1807
HDMS Niels Juel (F363) is an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Niels Juel, a 17th-century Danish admiral. Design