HDMS Elefanten
Appearance
A number of ships of the Royal Danish Navy have carried the name Elefanten, or Elephanten.
Modern translation of the English word Elephant in Danish-English dictionaries is Elefant. The four ships built launched betweeen 1703 and 1802 are spelt Elephanten in the Royal Danish Naval Museum's List of Ships. The suffix -en is the definite article
All the following except Elephanten (1703) are listed at The Royal Danish Naval Museum Skibregister, most but not all have record cards on line at this register.
- Elefanten (1559)
- Elefanten (1618)
- Elefanten (1658)
- Elefanten (1665)
- Elefanten ex Enhorn (1676) captured from Sweden. Various names in this ship's history.
- Elefantens Barkas (1711)
- Elephanten (1703)
- Elephanten (1741)
- Elephanten (1769)
- Elephanten (1802)