In the war year 1864, Denmark had the following naval units:
(Data and images: Navalhistory.dk)
1 warship
3 liners
1 armor frigate
2 frigates
1 armor battery
2 corvettes
2 brigges
3 screw counters
1 hurry
7 screw gun boats
16 bomb cannons
9 steamships
7 mining boats
1 depot boat (mines)
8 transport boats
1 slup
1 cutter
The most important naval units in war equipment were the following:
Nordsøeskadren
Screw auger Jutland
The propeller Niels Juel
Screw frigate Zealand
Screw frigate Thordenskjold
Screw Corvette Dagmar
Armored Rolf Krake
Armored Esbern Snare
Corvette Thor
The screw corvette Hejmdal
Lineship Shield
In addition, there were some civilian transport ships.
Screw auger Jutland
The frigate Jutland in Aarhus 1909
Chilled 1857
Released 1860
Length 71.00 meters
Draft 6.00 meters
Displacement 2450 tons
Crew 405-437
Entered into the Navy 1862
Discontinued by the Navy in 1908
Armament 1864:
31 pcs. 30-pound Cannons,
8 pcs. 18-pound rifled cannons
4 pcs. 12-pound rifled cannons
Jutland took part in the Battle of Helgoland on May 9, 1864, with War Captain P. C. Holm ship commander.
The propeller Niels Juel
The propeller Niels Juel
Chilled 1853
Released 1855
Length 58.00 meters
Width 13.00 meters
Draft 6.00 meters
Displacement 1934 tons
Crew 387-422
Formed in the Navy in 1856
Discontinued by Navy 1879
Armament 1864:
22 pcs. 30-pound 50-cent cannon
8 pcs. 30-pound 40-cent cannon
4 pcs. 12-pound Cannons
4 pcs. 3/4 inch rifled guns
Niels Juel joined in 1864 as command ship of Squadron Chief of Staff E. Suenson, together
with the screw frigate Jutland and the corvette Hejmdal in the battle at Helgoland on May 9, 1864.
During the battles in 1864, the ship was under the command of War Captain J. L. Gottlieb.
Screw frigate Zealand
Screw frigate Zealand
Chilled 1853
Released 1858
Length 58.00 meters
Width 13.00 meters
Draft 6.00 meters
Displacement 2355 tons
Crew 387-422
Formed in the fleet 1860
Discontinued by the Navy in 1885
Armament 1864:
30 pcs. 30-pound 50-cent cannon
8 pcs. 18-pound rifled cannons
5 pieces. 12-pound rifled cannons
Zealand participated as Commanding Officer of Squadron Rear Admiral C. E. van Dockum in the battle at Rügen on March 17, 1864.
During the fighting, War Captain F. Paludan and War Captain, respectively, were H. H. S. Grove ship captains.
Screw Corvette Dagmar
Screw Corvette Dagmar
Chilled?
Released 1861
Length 52.83 meters
Width 9.95 meters
Draft 4.15 meters
Displacement 1222 tons
Crew 190
Entered into the Navy?
Discontinued by Navy 1901
Armament 1864:
14 pcs. 30-pound cannons
2 pcs. 18-pound rifled cannons
Under war equipment and under the command of Lieutenant G. F. V. Wrisberg
Screw frigate Thordenskjold
Screw frigate Thordenskjold
Chilled?
Released 1852
Length 50.40 meters
Width 12.86 meters
Draft 5.38 meters
Displacement 1453 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the Navy 1854
Discontinued by Navy 1872
Armament 1864:
2 pcs. 60-pound guns
14 pcs. 30-pound guns
16 pcs. 18-pound rifled cannons
In 1864, the Thunderbolt was under war readiness and under the command of War Captain C. M. Meinertz.
Armored Esbern Snare
Chilled?
Released?
Length 45.77 meters
Width 7.92 meters
Draft 3.32 meters
Displacement 597 tons
Crew 50
Entered into the Navy 1862
Discontinued by the Navy in 1923
Arming 1864 1 pcs. 60-pound 88-centimeter cannon
2 pcs. 5 3/4 “rifled guns
Built by: The Thames Shipbuilding Company, England
The ship was in 1864 under war equipment under the command of Captain Lieutenant J. C. Kraft during the fightings.
Armor battery Rolf Krake
Chilled?
Released 1863
Length 57.00 meters
Width 11.60 meters
Draft 3.50 meters
Displacement 1360 tons
Crew 141
Formed in the fleet 1863
Discontinued by the Navy in 1907
Armament 1864.
4 pcs. 60-pound 88 Centner guns (2×2 – in two pivots)
Rolf Krake was a member of the Baltic Sea Squadron and participated in the Battle of Dybbøl and the defense of Als.
During the fighting, the ship had warship captain H. P. Rothe as ship’s commander.
In 1863, the wheel steamship Geiser brought crew, roof racks and other goods to the newly built
armored ship Rolf Krake in Glasgow.
Screw Corvette Thor
Screw Corvette Thor
Chilled?
Released 1851
Length 50.22 meters
Width 9.42 meters
Draft 4.86 meters
Displacement 803 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the Navy 1851
Discontinued by the Navy in 1877
Armament 1864:
14 pcs. 30-pound guns
Under war equipment and under the command of Captain Lieutenant A. R. Hedemann
The screw corvette Hejmdal
The screw corvette Hejmdal
Chilled 1853
Released 1856
Length 51.80 meters
Width 9.20 meters
Draft 4.70 meters
Displacement 868 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the Navy in 1857
Discontinued by the Navy in 1886
Armament 1864:
14 pcs. 30-pound 40-cent cannon
2 pcs. 18-pound 40-centimeter rifled guns
Hejmdal was under war equipment and participated in the battle at Helgoland on May 9, 1864.
The ship was under the command of Lieutenant Captain S. Lund
The helicopter ship Skjold
The helicopter ship Skjold
Chilled?
Released 1833
Length 57.96
Width 14.44
Draft 7.43
Displacement 8.64 tons (1344 loads)
Crew ?
Formed in the fleet 1836
Discontinued by the Navy in 1873
Armament 1864.
30 pcs. 30-pound cannons
54 piece 18 pound guns
The ship was rebuilt in 1858-60. The above figures are after the rebuild.