Jump to content

History of the Danish navy: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 47: Line 47:
}}
}}


'''The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy''' or '''The Danish Navy''' was the fleet of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] from [[1509]] to [[April 12]], [[1814]]. The fleet was established by [[Hans of Denmark|King Hans]], when he ordered the ships [[HDMS Engelen|Engelen]] and [[HDMS Maria|Maria]]. The common fleet was dissolved when Prince [[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian Fredrik]] established the separate [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] on 12 April 1814. {{fact|October 2008}}
'''The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy''' known as '''The Danish Navy''' is a term of the fleet of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] from [[1509]] to [[April 12]], [[1814]]. The fleet was established by [[Hans of Denmark|King Hans]], when he ordered the ships [[HDMS Engelen|Engelen]] and [[HDMS Maria|Maria]]. The common fleet was dissolved when Prince [[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian Fredrik]] established the separate [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] on 12 April 1814. {{fact|October 2008}}


The primary task of the fleet was to counter the power of the [[Hanseatic League]] and secure control in the [[Baltic sea]]. The fleet was one of the largest in Europe under [[Christian IV of Denmark|King Christian IV]] with 50-60 larger battle ships and a large number of defensive ships.
The primary task of the fleet was to counter the power of the [[Hanseatic League]] and secure control in the [[Baltic sea]]. The fleet was one of the largest in Europe under [[Christian IV of Denmark|King Christian IV]] with 50-60 larger battle ships and a large number of defensive ships.

Revision as of 00:31, 26 October 2008

This article is about the Royal Navy of Denmark-Norway. For other Royal Navies, see Royal Navy (disambiguation).
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
Active1509-1814
CountryDenmark-Norway
EngagementsSwedish War of Liberation (1510-23)
Count's Feud (1534-36)
Nordic Seven Years' War (1563-70)
Kalmar War (1611-13)
Torstenson War (1643-45)
Second Nordic War (1657-60)
Scanian War (1675-79)
Great Nordic War (1700 & 1709-20)
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
Gunboat War (1807-14)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Peter Tordenskjold
Insignia
Flag of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. Ratio: 56:107

The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy known as The Danish Navy is a term of the fleet of Denmark and Norway from 1509 to April 12, 1814. The fleet was established by King Hans, when he ordered the ships Engelen and Maria. The common fleet was dissolved when Prince Christian Fredrik established the separate Royal Norwegian Navy on 12 April 1814. [citation needed]

The primary task of the fleet was to counter the power of the Hanseatic League and secure control in the Baltic sea. The fleet was one of the largest in Europe under King Christian IV with 50-60 larger battle ships and a large number of defensive ships.

The navy was considered to be the King's personal property, and "the King's waters" consisted of the sea off Norway, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland, large parts of the Baltic, the waters east of the North Cape and off Spitsbergen.

In 1679 the fleet's regular officers corps consisted of 217 men. Of these 31 % were Dutch, 27 % were Norwegian, 19 % were Danish and the rest were from other nations. [citation needed]

In 1709 there were about 15,000 personnel enrolled in the common fleet. Of these 10 000 were Norwegian. When Tordenskjold made his famous raid at Dynekil in 1716, over 80 % of the sailors and 90 % of the soldiers were Norwegian.[citation needed]

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.

Ships

This list is not complete.

Sources

  • Norske Løve History of the Norske Løve built in 1765 and high resolution photos of a model
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Danish_navy&oldid=247678849"