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.

Ship namePrior/later namesShip lifetimeTime as research vesselMajor expeditionsNotable scientists on boardComments/references
HDMS Grønland1756-911761Danish Arabia ExpeditionPeter Forsskål
Carsten Niebuhr
Fr. Chr. von Haven
[4]
HDMS Bellona1830-681840-41South America 1840-41Henrik Nikolai Krøyer[5]
HDMS Ørnen1842-661846Danish West IndiesA.S. ØrstedØrsted also used other navy ships while in the Caribbean
HDMS Galathea1831-891845-47Galathea IH.J. Rink
J.T. Reinhardt
[6]
DijmphnaLinkjöping1871-18891882-83Theo H. Holm
HDMS Hauch1862-19001883-86C.G.Johannes PetersenIn later years fisheries inspection ship
HDMS Fylla1862-19031884-86Fylla expeditionsEugen Warming
Theo H. Holm
J.L.K. Rosenvinge
[7][8]
Transportskib No. 31858-19401890-1940C.G.Johannes Petersen
A.C.Johansen
Mobile biological laboratory
HeklaScotia1872-19161891-92Hekla ExpeditionH. Deichmann
Nikolaj Hartz
HDMS Ingolf1876-19261895-96Ingolf ExpeditionC. Wesenberg-Lund
C.H.Ostenfeld
Martin Knudsen
William Lundbeck
H. Jungersen
H.J. Hansen
[7]
AntarcticCap Nord1871-19031898-1900The Carlsberg Foundation East Greenland ExpeditionNorwegian/Swedish privately owned
SallingsundJapetus Steenstrup1873-19321899-1932C.G.Johannes PetersenOwned by the Danish Biological Station
DanmarkSir Colin Campell
Magdalena
1855-19171906-08Danmark ExpeditionL. Mylius-Erichsen
Alfred Wegener
Former whaler
Thor1899-19291902-191st and 2nd Thor ExpeditionsJ. Schmidt[9]
Tjalfe1853-19501908-1909Greenland Fisheries ExpeditionsAdolf Jensen
Margrethe?-19131913West IndiesJ. SchmidtWrecked on coral reef on Anegada.[9]
Dana ICarina
Guiseppina V
1919-411920-211st and 2nd Dana expeditionsJ. SchmidtOwned by EAC[9]
Dana IIHMT John Quilliam1917-351921-353rd Dana expeditionJ. Schmidt
H.R.G. Spärck
Sunk in collision in the North Sea[10][9]
GodthaabHvitabjörn1898-19841926-34Godthaab Expedition, Three-year Expedition to East GreenlandLauge Koch
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Gustav HolmFox II1893-19591931-34Three-year Expedition to East GreenlandLauge Koch
BiologenKnøsen1932-19741932-64Owned by the Danish Biological Station
ThorAlbertina1930-?1934-35Fate after 1935 unknown
Dana IIIEsvagt Dana
Gulden Leeuw
1937–present1937-1978Sargasso Sea 1966Erik Bertelsen
SøkongenKnud, Polar Ægidius1919-1972Ejnar Mikkelsen Knud Rasmussen
AtlantideShenandoah1902–present1945-46Atlantide ExpeditionAnton Bruun
F.C. Fraser
Owned by sculptor Viggo Jarl
HDMS GalatheaHMS Leith1935-551950-52Galathea IIAnton Bruun
Torben Wolff
Noona DanHavet
Seute Deern
1939–present1961-62Noona Dan ExpeditionFinn Salomonsen
Lorenz P. Ferdinand
Dana IV1980–present1980–presentDanish eel expedition[11]Owned by the Technical University of Denmark
HDMS Vædderen1990–present2006-2007Galathea IIIFisheries inspection and coast guard vessel
Aurora2014–present2014–presentOwned 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
HDMS Vædderen (F359)Dana (1980)HMS Leith (U36)Shenandoah (1902)Dana (1937)Godthaab (1898)Dana (1919)Thor (1903)Danmark (1906)Antarctic (ship)HDMS Ingolf (1876)Scotia (barque)DijmphnaHDMS Ørnen (1842)HDMS Bellona (1830)

Notes

  1. History before 1913 unknown
  2. Fate after 1935 unknown

References

  1. Sandbeck, Thorkild (2007). Danske forskningsskibe gennem 250 år. Stenstrup, Denmark: Skib Forlag.
  2. Wolff, Torben (1969). Danish Expeditions on the Seven Seas. Copenhagen: Rhodos.
  3. Christiansen, Henrik (2010). Orlogsflådens skibe gennem 500 år. Copenhagen: Museum of military history.
  4. Andersen, Dan (1991). "Linieskibet "Grønland". Historien bag en konvoj i Middelhavet 1761" (PDF). Marinehistorisk Tidsskrift. 24 (3): 23–31.
  5. Lorck, M.; Bjerg, H.C. (1980). Fregatten Bellonas togt til Sydamerika 1840-41. Copenhagen: Marinehistorisk Selskab.
  6. Koustrup, Søren (2006). Galatheas forunderlige rejse. Copenhagen: Lindhart og Ringhof.
  7. Steensen, R. Steen (1971). Vore Krydsere (PDF). Copenhagen: Strubes Forlag.
  8. 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.
  9. Poulsen, Bo (2016). Global marine science and Carlsberg. The golden connections of Jahannes Schmidt (1877-1933). Leiden: Brill.
  10. Schmidt, Johannes (1932). Danas Togt omkring Jorden 1928-1930. Copenhagen: Gyldendahl.
  11. "Danish eel expedition". aqua.dtu.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Aurora at Department of Bioscience". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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