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HDMS Elefanten

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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)