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A number of ships of the [[Royal Danish Navy]] have carried the name ''Elefanten'', or ''Elephanten''. |
A number of ships of the [[Royal Danish Navy]] have carried the name ''Elefanten'', or ''Elephanten''. The modern translation of the English word "Elephant" in Danish-English dictionaries is "Elefant". The suffix -en is the definite article in Danish. |
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The modern translation of the English word "Elephant" in Danish-English dictionaries is "Elefant". The suffix -en is the definite article in Danish.<br> |
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| ⚫ | 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. Elephanten (1703) is recorded as ''Nye Elefant'' at the end of "E" on skibregister. |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1559|3}} |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1618|3}} |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1559|3}}<!-- is this actually Gustav Vasa's Swedish ship Elefanten? --><ref>Record Card [https://web.archive.org/web/20051216102733/http://www.orlogsmuseet.dk/E/pages/Elefanten(1559).htm Elefanten (1559)]</ref> |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1658|3}} |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1618|3}}<!-- shipwright David Balfour; built 1618?, launched???, decommissioned 1624?; http://felipe.mbnet.fi/html/ships_1600-16491.html--> |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1665|3}} |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1658|3}}<!-- Egernet from 1659; Egern from 1660-1673? http://felipe.mbnet.fi/html/small_ships_1650-99.html--> |
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*Elefanten ex Enhorn (1676) captured from Sweden. Various names in this ship's history. |
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* {{HDMS|Den Hvide Elefant||2}} (1661) (''The White Elephant'') |
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*Elefantens Barkas (1711) |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1678|3}} ex ''Enhjørning'' (1676) – sixth rate; <!--originally Swedish hired yacht Enhorn (1674) -->captured from the Swedish<!--by [[Dutch ship Dordrecht|Dutch ship ''Dordrecht'']]--> after the [[Battle of Öland]]; later Aurora (1689) and Frøken Elschen (1689)<!--; Condemned in 1721--><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nielsen |first1=Eric |title=Swedish Warship Losses In Denmarks Skanian War 1675-1679 - |url=https://milhist.dk/swedish-warship-losses-in-denmarks-skanian-war-1675-1679/ |website=milhist.dk |accessdate=12 May 2019 |language=da-DK |date=1 November 2013}}</ref><ref>Record Card - [https://web.archive.org/web/20051229093145/http://www.orlogsmuseet.dk/E/pages/Elefanten%20ex%20Enhorn(1676).htm Elefanten (1676)]</ref> |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1703|3}} |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1684|3}}, ship of the line; <!--shipwright Claus Reimer; earlier ''Prins Cristian'' (1667) and ''Christianus Quintus'' (1673); later Liden Elephanten http://felipe.mbnet.fi/html/ships_1650-16991.html -->later ''Gamle Elephant'' (1703)<!--; decommissioned 1708--><ref name="orlogsbasen">{{cite web |title=Søgeresultat |url=http://www.orlogsbasen.dk/visskib.asp?skib=Elephanten&la=1 |website=www.orlogsbasen.dk |accessdate=12 May 2019 |archive-date=1 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101224121/http://www.orlogsbasen.dk/visskib.asp?skib=Elephanten&la=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Steensen |first1=Robert Steen |title=Fra Trefoldigheden til fregatten Jylland: Udsent af Thomas Schmidt A/S i anledning af firmaets 25 års jubilaeum i maj 1971 |year=1971 |publisher=F.E. Bording |page=20 |isbn=9788712827719 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnYXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Gamle+Elephant%22+1703 |accessdate=12 May 2019 |language=da}}</ref> |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten|1741|3}} |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten| |
* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1687|3}}, frigate<!--, decommissioned 1721--><ref name="orlogsbasen"/> |
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*{{HDMS|Elephanten| |
* {{HDMS|Elephanten af Danmark||2}} (1692), defenceship |
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* {{HDMS|Elefantens Barkas||2}} (1711)<!-- can't find anything on this one--> |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1703|3}}, ship of the line, Also known as the New Elephant<ref>Skibregister - Record card for [https://web.archive.org/web/20051029153207/http://www.orlogsmuseet.dk/E/pages/Nye%20Elefant(1703).htm Nye Elefant]</ref> decommissioned 1728<ref name="orlogsbasen"/> |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1741|3}}, ship of the line<!--, decommissioned 1760--><ref name="orlogsbasen"/> |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1773|3}}, ship of the line<!--, decommissioned 1801--><ref name="orlogsbasen"/> |
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* {{HDMS|Elephanten|1802|3}}<!-- can't find anything on this one. Nothing at Orlogmuseet Skiblst, mentioned on Skibregister but no record card. Not listed at 1807 Battle of Copenhagen--> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.orlogsbasen.dk/Skibdk.htm The Royal Danish Naval Museum's List of Ships] |
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{{Ship index}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elefanten}} |
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{{italic title prefixed|4}} |
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[[Category:Royal Danish Navy ship names]] |
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{{uncategorized|date=May 2019}} |
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[[Category:Ships of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:01, 3 July 2024
A number of ships of the Royal Danish Navy have carried the name Elefanten, or Elephanten. The modern translation of the English word "Elephant" in Danish-English dictionaries is "Elefant". 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. Elephanten (1703) is recorded as Nye Elefant at the end of "E" on skibregister.
- Elephanten (1559)[1]
- Elephanten (1618)
- Elephanten (1658)
- Den Hvide Elefant (1661) (The White Elephant)
- Elephanten (1678) ex Enhjørning (1676) – sixth rate; captured from the Swedish after the Battle of Öland; later Aurora (1689) and Frøken Elschen (1689)[2][3]
- Elephanten (1684), ship of the line; later Gamle Elephant (1703)[4][5]
- Elephanten (1687), frigate[4]
- Elephanten af Danmark (1692), defenceship
- Elefantens Barkas (1711)
- Elephanten (1703), ship of the line, Also known as the New Elephant[6] decommissioned 1728[4]
- Elephanten (1741), ship of the line[4]
- Elephanten (1773), ship of the line[4]
- Elephanten (1802)
References
[edit]- ^ Record Card Elefanten (1559)
- ^ Nielsen, Eric (1 November 2013). "Swedish Warship Losses In Denmarks Skanian War 1675-1679 -". milhist.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Record Card - Elefanten (1676)
- ^ a b c d e "Søgeresultat". www.orlogsbasen.dk. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Steensen, Robert Steen (1971). Fra Trefoldigheden til fregatten Jylland: Udsent af Thomas Schmidt A/S i anledning af firmaets 25 års jubilaeum i maj 1971 (in Danish). F.E. Bording. p. 20. ISBN 9788712827719. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Skibregister - Record card for Nye Elefant
External links
[edit]- Royal Danish Naval Museum Skibregister
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