For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published dealing with maritime affairs. It published in 1857 some information dealing with the Danish navy. According to the article there were 5 ships of the line, 8 frigates, 6 corvettes, 4 brigs, 3 schooners, 1 cutter, 1 screw steam gunboat, 7 paddle steamships, 7 transports, 50 gunboats, 2 gun sloops and 4 mortar boats. The main naval facilities were located at Copenhagen. Danmark possessed very well sailors and an excellent corps officers.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 450-451. Digitized by Google.
