List of Danish research ships
A number of ships have been used for Danish marine research and Danish-led expeditions. Some were dedicated research ships and functional in many years, other were bought or chartered for a limited time for one or more dedicated expeditions. These expeditions are typically named after the ship.
Most information has been compiled from Sandbeck (2007),[1] Wolff (1967)[2] and Christiansen (2010).[3] Additional references are listed in the table.
The table does not include research ships that are or were operated independently by Greenland and the Faroe Islands (such as R/V Sanna, M/V Tarajoq and R/V Jákup Sverri), which are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of Denmark.
| Ship name | Prior/later names | Ship lifetime | Time as research vessel | Major expeditions | Notable scientists on board | Comments/references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDMS Grønland | 1756-91 | 1761 | Danish Arabia Expedition | Peter Forsskål Carsten Niebuhr Fr. Chr. von Haven |
[4] | |
| HDMS Bellona | 1830-68 | 1840-41 | South America 1840-41 | Henrik Nikolai Krøyer | [5] | |
| HDMS Ørnen | 1842-66 | 1846 | Danish West Indies | A.S. Ørsted | Ørsted also used other navy ships while in the Caribbean | |
| HDMS Galathea | 1831-89 | 1845-47 | Galathea I | H.J. Rink J.T. Reinhardt |
[6] | |
| Dijmphna | Linkjöping | 1871-1889 | 1882-83 | Theo H. Holm | ||
| HDMS Hauch | 1862-1900 | 1883-86 | C.G.Johannes Petersen | In later years fisheries inspection ship | ||
| HDMS Fylla | 1862-1903 | 1884-86 | Fylla expeditions | Eugen Warming Theo H. Holm J.L.K. Rosenvinge |
[7][8] | |
| Transportskib No. 3 | 1858-1940 | 1890-1940 | C.G.Johannes Petersen A.C.Johansen |
Mobile biological laboratory | ||
| Hekla | Scotia | 1872-1916 | 1891-92 | Hekla Expedition | H. Deichmann Nikolaj Hartz |
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| HDMS Ingolf | 1876-1926 | 1895-96 | Ingolf Expedition | C. Wesenberg-Lund C.H.Ostenfeld Martin Knudsen William Lundbeck H. Jungersen H.J. Hansen |
[7] | |
| Antarctic | Cap Nord | 1871-1903 | 1898-1900 | The Carlsberg Foundation East Greenland Expedition | Norwegian/Swedish privately owned | |
| Sallingsund | Japetus Steenstrup | 1873-1932 | 1899-1932 | C.G.Johannes Petersen | Owned by the Danish Biological Station | |
| Danmark | Sir Colin Campell Magdalena |
1855-1917 | 1906-08 | Danmark Expedition | L. Mylius-Erichsen Alfred Wegener |
Former whaler |
| Thor | 1899-1929 | 1902-19 | 1st and 2nd Thor Expeditions | J. Schmidt | [9] | |
| Tjalfe | 1853-1950 | 1908-1909 | Greenland Fisheries Expeditions | Adolf Jensen | ||
| Margrethe | ?-1913 | 1913 | West Indies | J. Schmidt | Wrecked on coral reef on Anegada.[9] | |
| Dana I | Carina Guiseppina V |
1919-41 | 1920-21 | 1st and 2nd Dana expeditions | J. Schmidt | Owned by EAC[9] |
| Dana II | HMT John Quilliam | 1917-35 | 1921-35 | 3rd Dana expedition | J. Schmidt H.R.G. Spärck |
Sunk in collision in the North Sea[10][9] |
| Godthaab | Hvitabjörn | 1898-1984 | 1926-34 | Godthaab Expedition, Three-year Expedition to East Greenland | Lauge Koch Gunnar Seidenfaden |
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| Gustav Holm | Fox II | 1893-1959 | 1931-34 | Three-year Expedition to East Greenland | Lauge Koch | |
| Biologen | Knøsen | 1932-1974 | 1932-64 | Owned by the Danish Biological Station | ||
| Thor | Albertina | 1930-? | 1934-35 | Fate after 1935 unknown | ||
| Dana III | Esvagt Dana Gulden Leeuw |
1937–present | 1937-1978 | Sargasso Sea 1966 | Erik Bertelsen | |
| Søkongen | Knud, Polar Ægidius | 1919-1972 | Ejnar Mikkelsen Knud Rasmussen | |||
| Atlantide | Shenandoah | 1902–present | 1945-46 | Atlantide Expedition | Anton Bruun F.C. Fraser |
Owned by sculptor Viggo Jarl |
| HDMS Galathea | HMS Leith | 1935-55 | 1950-52 | Galathea II | Anton Bruun Torben Wolff |
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| Noona Dan | Havet Seute Deern |
1939–present | 1961-62 | Noona Dan-ekspedition | Finn Salomonsen Lorenz P. Ferdinand |
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| Dana IV | 1980–present | 1980–present | Danish eel expedition[11] | Owned by the Technical University of Denmark | ||
| HDMS Vædderen | 1990–present | 2006-2007 | Galathea III | Fisheries inspection and coast guard vessel | ||
| Aurora | 2014–present | 2014–present | Owned by Aarhus University[12] |
Overview of ships which serve or has served as Danish research ships. Also indicated are ships purchased specifically for major Danish funded expeditions.
| In other service | |
| Royal Danish Navy | |
| Active as research ship | |
| Expedition |
Notes
[edit]- History before 1913 unknown
- Fate after 1935 unknown
References
[edit]- ^ Sandbeck, Thorkild (2007). Danske forskningsskibe gennem 250 år. Stenstrup, Denmark: Skib Forlag.
- ^ Wolff, Torben (1969). Danish Expeditions on the Seven Seas. Copenhagen: Rhodos.
- ^ Christiansen, Henrik (2010). Orlogsflådens skibe gennem 500 år. Copenhagen: Museum of military history.
- ^ Andersen, Dan (1991). "Linieskibet "Grønland". Historien bag en konvoj i Middelhavet 1761" (PDF). Marinehistorisk Tidsskrift. 24 (3): 23–31.
- ^ Lorck, M.; Bjerg, H.C. (1980). Fregatten Bellonas togt til Sydamerika 1840-41. Copenhagen: Marinehistorisk Selskab.
- ^ Koustrup, Søren (2006). Galatheas forunderlige rejse. Copenhagen: Lindhart og Ringhof.
- ^ a b Steensen, R. Steen (1971). Vore Krydsere (PDF). Copenhagen: Strubes Forlag.
- ^ Anon. (1885). "The Danish Scientific Expedition of 1884 in the Gunboat 'Fylla'". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 7 (3): 177–180. doi:10.2307/1800390. JSTOR 1800390.
- ^ a b c d Poulsen, Bo (2016). Global marine science and Carlsberg. The golden connections of Jahannes Schmidt (1877-1933). Leiden: Brill.
- ^ Schmidt, Johannes (1932). Danas Togt omkring Jorden 1928-1930. Copenhagen: Gyldendahl.
- ^ "Danish eel expedition". aqua.dtu.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Aurora at Department of Bioscience". Retrieved 21 March 2019.