''Orlogsværftet'' () was a Danish naval shipyard under the
Royal Danish Navy. Before 1924, it was an integral part of the naval base at
Holmen in central
Copenhagen,
Denmark, with an independent management from 1692 when Olaus Judichær became the first factory director.
In 1924, the shipyard was established as a regular company under the Naval Ministry, responsible for building and maintaining naval ships and aircraft.
Orlogsværftet delivered its last newly built vessel in 1970, the submarine Nordkaperen, and continued as a repair yard until 1995, when the navy was moved out of Copenhagen to
Korsør
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and
Frederikshavn.
Maersk-owned
Odense Steel Shipyard
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replaced Orlogsværftet as the navy's primary shipyard.
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In the 20th century the ship yard also produced a smaller number of civilian vessels, including ferrys for the ]Danish State Railways
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, boats for the Royal Danish Mail and a single ship for GN Store Nord.
Personnel
The chief designer at Orlogsværftet was given the title of ''Fabriksmester''.
List of ships launched from Orlogsværftet
* Frigate
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''Bellona'' on 15 September 1830
* Ship of the Line
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''Christian den Ottende'' on 22 May 1840
* Ship of the Line ''Dannebrog
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'' on 25 September 1850
* Frigate on 20 November 1860
* Corvette
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' on 1 November 1861
* Armored Schooner
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' on 11 November 1863
* Ironclad
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on 6 August 1868
* Ironclad on 12 December 1872
* Ironclad on 9 May 1878
* Steam Ship ''Dannebrog'' on 6 October 1879
* Corvette on 27 September 1882
* Ironclad ' on 14 April 1886
* Cruiser
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on 8 September 1888
* Cruiser ' on 28 November 1890
* Cruiser ' on 5 July 1892
* Cruiser ' on 30 August 1894
* Ironclad ' on 2 September 1899
* Ironclad ' on 9 May 1903
* Ironclad ' on 2 May 1908
* Submarine
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on 21 August 1912, followed by another five A-class submarines until 2 October 1914
* Torpedo Boats , and in 1913
* Submarine on 12 August 1914 followed by another four B-Class submarines until 15 April 1916
* Torpedo Boat followed by another nine ''Springeren''-Class Torpedo Boats on 8 July 1916
* Coastal defence ship on 3 July 1918
* Submarine on 19 March followed by another two C-Class submarines until 2 April 1920
* Submarine on 9 December followed by the other D-Class submarine on 3 June 1926
* Torpedo Boat followed by another two ''Dragen''-Class Torpedo Boats on 8 November 1929
* Royal Yacht
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on 10 October 1931
* Torpedo Boat followed by another two ''Glenten''-Class torpedo boats on 6 January 1933
* Mine sweeper
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followed by another five ''Søløven''-Class Mine Sweepers on 3 December 1938
* Minelayer followed by on 14 March 1941
* Cutter
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* Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife
* Cigar cutter
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* Milling cutter
* Paper cutter
* Side cutter
* Cutter, a type of hydraulic rescue to ...
followed by another six cutters on 13 June 1941
* Torpedo Boat on 21 September 1946 followed by another five ''Krieger''-Class Torpedo Boats
* Torpedo Boat followed by another five ''Flyvefisken''-Class torpedo boats on 11 May 1954 in cooperation with Frederikssund Shipyard
* Home Guard Cutter ''Saturn'' followed by another two cutters on 11 November 1957
* Minesweepers , , and from 5 September 1960
* Torpedo Boat followed by another three ''Falken''-Class torpedo boats on 19 December 1961
* Torpedo Boat followed by another three ''Søløven''-Class Torpedo Boat on 19 August 1964.
* Submarine followed by another ''Narhvalen''-class submarine on 10 September 1968
Aircraft produced at Orlogsværftet
From 1913 to 1943, a series of aircraft were produced at Orlogsværftet, known under the name Orlogsværftet Flyvemaskineværksted (Orlogsværftet Flying Machine Workshop). After the navy purchased two Donnet-Leveque Flying Boats in 1913, the machines were improved in the workshops at Orlogsværftet, following poor performance in the initial flights. Following this effort the workshops produced a series of 8 flying boats powered by the imported 80 HP Gnome engines, serving until 1919. Another 25 flying boats were produced following improvements of the same design for military and civilian use.[http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/DANISH%20MILITARY%20%20AIRCRAFT%20PRODUCTION.pdf ]
In 1917, the workshops copied a German Friedrichshafen 29 Floatplane which had stranded in Denmark. As the floatplanes outperformed the flying boats, a shift was made towards this line of aircraft, and another four copies were made with 160 HP Curtiss or 150 HP Benz engines. Following a few years of service, a in house copy of the engine was manufactured under the name O.V. 160.
See also
* Danish Shipbuilders
References
External links
Information
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