Orlogsværftet
The Orlogsværftet (War Shipyard) was one of the oldest shipyards in Denmark .
history
The shipyard was founded by King John I in the 1500s near the Holmen naval station on the island of Slotsholmen near what is now Copenhagen's city center . Until well into the 19th century, it was the nation's leading shipyard producing torpedo boats , armored ships and submarines for the Danish Navy . The first director of the shipyard known by name was Ole Judichær , a ship designer and admiral who ran the shipyard from 1692 to 1727.
Part of the shipyard was separated in 1924 and continued as a private company under the direction of the Ministry of the Navy. Orlogsværftet built the Danish royal family's state yacht Dannebrog in 1931 .
In 1970 Orlogsværftet launched its last new building, the Nordkaperen submarine (S321), which belongs to the 205 submarine class . After that, Orlogsværftet served as a repair yard until it was closed in 1992.
Industrial monument
The area around the former shipyard was designated by the Kulturarvsstyrelsen (cultural authority) as Nationale Industriminder (national industrial heritage ). A number of the former shipyard buildings are also protected as monuments.
Web links
- Om Holmen på Kulturarvsstyrelsens hjemmeside om danske industriminder
- Orlogsværftets Fabriksmestre and Direktører. Retrieved August 10, 2017 (Danish).
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 57.9 ″ N , 12 ° 36 ′ 18.5 ″ E