During the war years 1848 to 1850, Denmark ruled over the following naval units:
(Data: Navalhistory.dk)
2 warships
5 liners
9 frigates
5 corvettes
16 wheel steamers
5 brigges
4 barges
16 cannon bombers
1 cannon scallop
1 cutter
The most significant naval units under war equipment were the following:
Lineship Christian VIII
The Frigate Mermaid
The frigate Thetis
Frigate Freia
The Bellona frigate
Frigate Gefion
Corvette Galathea
Corvettes Najaden
Corvette Flora
Corvette Valkyrien
Wheel steamship Hekla
Wheel steamship Geiser
The steamer Skirner
Briggen St. Thomas
Briggen St. Croix
Briggen Mercury
In addition, there were some civilian transport ships.
The task of the fleet:
Primary support for the army by supporting the army’s flanks during the advance to the south.
For this task, a squadron of the Corvettes Galathea and Najaden, the brigades of St. Thomas and Mercury, the steamer ships Geiser and Hekla, as well as 10 cannon shells and 6 cannon dinghies. The squadron commander, Commander Captain F. Paludan, hoisted his stand on board the Geiser, while his second-in-command, Captain Steen Bille, hoisted his command sign in Hekla.
The troop transports were under the command of Captain P. W. Tegner. The transport fleet consisted of a larger transport fleet of private steam and sailing vessels, first at Korsør, but later also at Funen and in Flensburg fjord. The navy succeeded in supporting the army in its advance in Schleswig, and in particular Captain Bille with Hekla was active.
Lineship Christian VIII
Chilled?
Released 1840
Length 56.96 meters
Width 14.67 meters
Draft 6.59 meters
Deployment 2800 tons
Crew 665 men
Formed in the Navy 1841
Discontinued by Navy 1849
Arming 1848-50:
30 pcs. 30-pound cannons
54 pcs. 18 pound guns
1849 under war equipment.
1849 under the command of Commander-in-Chief F. A. Paludan
Was destroyed during the battle in Eckernförde fjord on April 5, 1849.
The liner was originally to be named after the Crown Prince and was named Prince Christian Frederik in memory of the liner of the same name, which was destroyed in the battle at Sealand on 22 March 1808.
The Frigate Mermaid
Chilled?
Released 1825
Length 48.10 meters
Width 11.80 meters
Draft 5.40 meters
Displacement 1426 tons
Crew 404 men
Entered into the Navy?
Discontinued by the Navy in 1864
Arming 1848-50:
46 pcs. 18 pound guns
1848 to 1850 under war equipment.
In 1848 under the command of Captain J. R. Petersen and Captain J. Christmas
In 1849 Captain J. R. Petersen
In 1850 Captain J. A. Meyer
The frigate Thetis
Chilled?
Released 1840
Length 48.70 meters
Width 12.00 meters
Draft 5.30 meters
Displacement 1426 tons
Crew 404 men
Entered into the Navy?
Discontinued by the Navy in 1864
Arming 1848-50:
28 piece 1.8 pound guns
1848 to 1850 under war equipment
In 1848 under the command of Captain A. C. Polder
In 1849 by Captain M. P. Secher
In 1850 by Captain A. C. Polder
Frigate Freia
Chilled?
Released 1819
Length 48.11 meters
Width 11.84 meters
Draft 5.40 meters
Displacement 1411 tons
Crew 404 men
Formed in the navy 1824
Discontinued by the Navy in 1853
Arming 1848-50.
46 pcs. 18 pound guns
1848 to 1849 under war equipment
In 1848 under the command of Captain J. R. Petersen
In 1849 by Captain P. C. Bruun
The Bellona frigate
Chilled?
Released 1830
Length 48.10 meters
Width 11.80 meters
Draft 5.40 meters
Displacement 1426 tons
Crew 404 men
Entered into the Navy?
Discontinued by the Navy in 1864
Arming 1848-50:
46 pcs. 18 pound guns
1848 to 1849 under war equipment
In 1848 to 1849 under the command of Captain H. Feste
Frigate Gefion
Chilled?
Released 1843
Length 51.90 meters
Width 12.90 meters
Draft 5.90 meters
Displacement 1710 tons
Crew 397 men
Entered into the Navy?
Discontinued by Navy 1849
Arming 1848-50:
48 pcs. 24-pound guns
March 17, 1849 to April 5, 1849 Under war equipment.
In 1849 under the command of Captain J. A. Meyer.
Gefion was captured by the rebels during the battle in Eckernförde fjord on April 5, 1849. After the conquest, it was repaired and included in the German Federal Navy under the name Eckernförde. When the Federal Navy was dissolved in 1852, the ship was taken over by Prussia and again given the name Gefion.
Corvette Galathea
Chilled?
Released 1831
Length 42.20 meters
Width 10.20 meters
Draft 4.50 meters
displacement
Crew 300 men
Formed in the fleet 1833
Discontinued by Navy 1861
Arming 1848-50:
20 pcs. 18 pound guns
6 pieces. 4 pounds haubits
1848 to 1849 under war equipment.
Under the command of Captain C. L. Prøsilius.
Corvettes Najaden
Chilled?
Released 1820
Length 37.50 meters
Width 9.18 meters
Draft 3.90 meters
Displacement approx. 13 tons (266 loads)
Crew ?
Formed in the fleet 1820
Discontinued by the Navy 1852
Arming 1848-50:
20 pcs. 18 pound guns
In 1848 under the command of Captain R. F. E. Dirckinck Holmfeld and Captain H. E. Krenchel.
In 1849 Captain R. F. E. Dirckinck Holmfeld and Lieutenant E. Suenson
In 1850 Captain Lieutenant E. Raffenberg.
Training with enemy artillery on Flensburg Fjord 17 August 1848.
Corvette Flora
Chilled?
Released 1826
Length 73.51 meters
Width 9.18 meters
Draft 4.38 meters
Displacement?
Crew 130 men
Formed in the fleet 1830
Discontinued by the Navy in 1856
Arming 1848-50:
20 pcs. 18 pound guns
6 pieces. 4 pounds haubits
1848 to 1849 under war equipment
1849 to 1850 cadet ship
In 1848 under the command of Captain C. E. van Dockum and Captain H. E. Krenchel
In 1849 AND 1850 Captain C. E. van Dockum
Corvette Valkyrien
Chilled?
Released 1846
Length 39.23 meters
Width 9.98 meters
Draft 4.60 meters
Displacement?
Formed in the fleet 1847
Discontinued by the Navy in 1867
Crew ?
Arming 1848-50:
20 pcs. 18 pound guns
6 pieces. 4 pound guns
1849 and 1850 under war equipment.
In 1849 under the command of Captain A. C. Polder
In 1850 by Captain C. L. Prøsilius
Guard ship in the North Sea during the blockade.
Wheel steamship Hekla
Chilled?
Released?
Length 50.00 meters
Width 8.47 meters
Draft 3.57 meters
Displacement 637 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the Navy 1842
Discontinued by Navy 1879
Arming 1848-50:
2 pcs. 60-pound bomb cannons
4 pcs. 24-pound guns
2 pcs. 4 pounds haubits
1848, 1849 and 1850 under war equipment.
In 1848 under the command of Captain Lieutenant C. B. BUYKE
In 1849 by Captain R. Aschlund and later Captain Lieutenant F. L. F. Sommer
In 1850 by Captain E. Suenson
In 1851 by Captain R. F. E. Dirckinck-Holmfeld
Attended with Brig. Thomas in the conquest of the steamer Christian der Achte in Åbenrå harbor it
March 30, 1849.
Took part in the fight at Eckernförde on April 5, 1949.
Wheel steamship Geiser
Chilled?
Released 1844
Length 47.07 meters
Width 8.08 meters
Draft 3.57 meters
Displacement 550 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the fleet 1845
Discontinued by Navy 1879
Arming 1848-50:
2 pcs. 60-pound Bomb Cannons
6 pieces. 18-pound guns
1848, 1849 and 1850 under war equipment.
In 1848 under the command of Lieutenant A. Krieger and Lieutenant J. P. F. Wulff
In 1849 and 1850 by Captain Lieutenant J. P. F. Wulff
On March 28, Geiser ran into Flensburg Fjord to reconnaissance and at the same time try to convey the Danish King’s proclamation to the Schleswig.
After being shot, it withdrew without setting fire. Geyser was damaged in the battle at Eckernförde on April 5 and arrived in Copenhagen on April 8, 1849.
(In 1863, Geiser brought crew, tanker and other goods to the newly built armored ship Rolf Krake in Glasgow.)
The steamer Skirner
Chilled?
Released 1847
Length 42.50 meters
Width 6.70 meters
Draft 2.50 meters
Displacement?
Crew ?
Formed in the fleet 1848
Discontinued by Navy 1871
Arming 1848-50:
2 pcs. 24-pound guns
4 pcs. 4 pound guns
April 3, 1848, to January 5, 1850 Under War Equipment.
From March 20 – September 27, 1849 Commanding Officer of the Squadron, Commander H. G. Garde.
from 1848-1852 under the command of Lieutenant P. A. Seidelin
Attended the transport squadron during the outcome of Fredericia.
Briggen St. Thomas
Chilled?
Released 1827
Length 31.80 meters
Width 8.39 meters
Draft 4.12 meters
Displacement approx. 400 tons
Crew ?
Formed in the Navy 1828
Discontinued by the Navy in 1864
Arming 1848-50:
16 pcs. 18 pound guns
1848 On a trip under war equipment
1848-50 under the command of Captain Lieutenant M. N. Suenson
Briggen St. Croix
Chilled?
Released 1835
Length 29.97 meters
Width 7.92 meters
Draft 3.89 meters
Displacement?
Crew ?
Formed in the fleet 1836
Discontinued by Navy 1860
Arming 1848-50:
12 pcs. 18 pcs. pound guns
1849 on a voyage under war conditions.
1848 to 1849 under the command of Captain Lieutenant P. C. Holm
Briggen Mercury
Chilled?
Released 1837
Length 29.97 meters
Width 7.92 meters
Draft 3.91 meters
Displacement?
Crew 70 men
Formed in the Navy 1839
Discontinued by Navy 1861
Arming 1848-50:
12 pcs. 18 pound guns
1848 under war equipment
In 1848 under the command of Captain Lieutenant E. Raffenberg