List of ships of the line of Denmark

This is a list of ships of the line (ironclads, coastal defence ships or battleships) serving either in the Royal Danish Navy or the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.

Sail battleships (ships of the line)

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  • Hercules 81 guns - Captured by Sweden 1563, returned 1570
  • Hector 38 guns - Captured by Sweden 1563 and renamed Danska Hektor, scuttled c. 1566
  • Hjort 46 guns - Captured by Sweden 1563, returned 1570
  • Byens Loffue 56 guns - Captured by Sweden 1564 and renamed Böse Lejon, returned 1570
  • Morian 47 guns - Captured by Sweden 1564 and renamed Danska Morian, returned 1570
  • David 42 guns - Captured by Sweden 1564, returned 1570
  • Skotske Pink 56 guns - Captured by Sweden 1564 and renamed Skotska Pincka, recaptured 1569
  • Jegermesther 90 guns - Captured by Sweden 1565, returned 1570
  • Merkurius - Storm 1566
  • Samson - Storm 1566
  • Hannibal - Storm 1566
  • Fortuna 80 guns
  • Prindse-Bark 64 guns
  • Samson 62 guns
  • Josaphat 52 guns
  • Josua 48 guns
  • Drage 42 guns
  • Trefoldighed 48 guns
  • Tre Løver 46 guns - Captured by Sweden 1644 and renamed Tre Lejon
  • Spes 38-66 (c. 1612) - BU 1673
  • Patienta 48 (c. 1616) - Captured by Sweden 1644
  • St Sophia 40 (c. 1624) - Wrecked in storm 1645
  • Oldenborg 32-42 (c. 1628) - Captured by Sweden 1644
  • Hannibal 44 guns
  • Viktoria 48 guns
  • Frederik 86 guns
  • Sofia Amalia 86 guns
  • Prinds Kristian
  • Norske Løve 44 guns
  • Tre Kroner 42 guns
  • Sorte Rytter 40 guns
  • Trefoldighed 66 guns
  • Lindorm 46 guns
  • København 32 guns - Rearmed to 50 guns, scuttled 1676
  • Tre Løver 60 guns
  • Nelleblad 46 guns
  • Norske Løve 86 guns - Wrecked 1666
  • Tre Kroner 74 guns
  • Oldenborg 47 guns?/48 guns
  • Slesvig 52 guns - Renamed Kurprinds
  • Prins Jørgen 52 guns
  • Delmenhorst 46 guns - Scuttled as part of Provesteen battery, 1713
  • Gyldenløve 36 guns - Rearmed to 56 guns, captured by Britain but released, 1694
  • Prinds Georg 80 guns - Scuttled as part of Trekroner battery, 1713
  • Charlotta Amalia 54 guns - Scuttled as part of Trekroner battery, 1713
  • Christianus V 86 guns
  • Anna Sofia 60 guns
  • Churprinds 76 guns
  • Nelleblad? 56 guns
  • Christiania 54 guns
  • Fredericus III 60 guns
  • Enighed 62 guns - Scuttled 1679
  • Neptunus 42 guns
  • Norske Løve 84 guns - Sank 1679
  • Flyvende Hjort 44 guns
  • Elephanten 84 guns
  • Prinds Frederik 84 guns
  • Tre Kroner 84 (c. 1664) - Scuttled as part of Trekroner battery, 1713
  • Christianus IV 50-64 (c. 1672) - Scuttled as part of Provesteen battery, 1719
  • Tomler 52 (c. 1682) - Scuttled as part of Provesteen battery, 1723
  • Sværdfisk 52 (c. 1682) - Scuttled as part of Provesteen battery, 1723
  • Slesvig 50/52 (c. 1684) - Storm 1711
  • Dannebroge 94 (c. 1692) - Blew up 1710
  • Tre Løver 78 guns
  • Prinds Christian 76 guns
  • Sophia Hedevig 76 guns
  • Dronning Louisa 70 guns
  • Prinds Carl 54 guns
  • Prinds Wilhelm 54 guns
  • Oldenborg 52 guns
  • Fredericus IV 110 guns
  • Justitia 90 guns (1707)
  • Haffru 70 guns
  • Beskjermer 64 guns
  • Ebenetzer 64 guns
  • Ditmarsken 50 guns
  • Laaland 50 guns
  • Dronning Anna Sophia 90 guns
  • Tre Løver 60 (c. 1730)
  • Prinsesse Charlotte Amalia 60 (c. 1731)
  • Prinsesse Louise 60 (c. 1731) - Discarded 1771?
  • Markgrevinde Sophia Christina 60 (c. 1732) - Discarded 1753?/56?
  • Christianus VI 90 (c. 1733) - Discarded 1769?
  • (Nye) Delmenhorst 50 (c. 1735) - Discarded 1777?
  • Jylland 70 (c. 1739) - Discarded 1761? (not to be confused with the frigate "Jylland", c. 1801, present day museum)
  • Wenden 70/72 (c. 1742)
  • Kjøbenhavn 70 (c. 1744)
  • Fyen 50/52 (c. 1746)
  • Island 50/60 (c. 1751)
  • Stormar 60 (c. 1751)
  • Dronning Juliane Marie 70 (c. 1752) - Discarded 1788?
  • Fredericus V 90 (c. 1753) - Discarded 1775?
  • Sejer 60 (c. 1754)
  • Grønland 50 (c. 1756)
  • Kronprintz 70 (c. 1756)
  • Dannemark 70 (c. 1757)
  • Ebenetzer 50 (c. 1758)
  • St Croix 50 (c. 1758)
  • Mars 50 (c. 1760)
  • Jylland 70 (1762)
  • Norske Løve 70 (c. 1765)
  • Slesvig 50 (c. 1767)
  • Christian VII 90 (1767)
  • Øresund 60 (1768)
  • Prindsesse Vilhelmine Caroline 60 (1769)
  • Elefanten 70 (1774)- discarded 1802
  • 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
  • Justitia 74 (1780) - captured by the British 1807
  • Oldenburg 60-64 (c. 1779) - Discarded 1799?
  • Ditmarsken 64 (c. 1780) - Captured and destroyed by the British, 1807
  • Arveprinds Frederich 74 (1788) - captured by the British, 1807
  • Princess Louisa Augusta 64 (c. 1783) - Discarded 1829?
  • Kronprins Frederich 74 (1786) - captured by the British, 1807
  • Mars 64 (c. 1789) - captured and destroyed by the British, 1807
  • Nordstiernen 74 (c. 1788) - discarded 1805
  • Indfødsretten 64 (1787) - sunk, Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
  • Fyen 74 (1787) - captured by the British, 1807
  • Sjælland 74 (1791) - sunk, Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
  • Odin 74 (1791) - captured by the British, 1807
  • Neptunus 80 (1791) - Captured by Britain, aground and burnt 1807
  • Tre Kroner 74 (1789) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Kronprindsesse Maria 70-74 (1791) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Skjold 70 (1796) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Dannemark 74 (1799) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Sejeren 64 (1800) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Waldemar 84 (1800) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Norge 72 (1801) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Christian VII 90 (1805) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • Prinds Christian Frederik 74 (1806) - destroyed and burned, Battle of Sjællands Odde 1808
  • Prindsesse Caroline 74 (1805) - Captured by Britain 1807
  • (3 battleships) 74 guns - Not launched; captured and destroyed by the British, 1807
  • Phoenix 60 (1811) - Discarded 1834
  • Danmark 66 (1818) - Discarded 1856
  • Dronning Marie 84 (1825) - Discarded 1862
  • Waldemar 94 (1830) - Discarded 1864
  • Frederik VI 94 (1832) - Discarded 1872
  • Skjold 94 guns (1836) - Discarded 1873
  • Christian VIII 84 (1841) - destroyed by coastal artillery, Eckernförde, 1849
  • Dannebrog 82 guns (1853) - Rebuilt 1863 as 16-gun armored frigate, discarded 1897

Steam battleships (ironclads)

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Coastal defence ships

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See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ Campbell, p. 364

Bibliography

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  • Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Denmark". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 364–368. ISBN 978-0-85177-133-5.