An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated January 1937 in which the captain lieutenant Steen Steensen (1) of the Royal Danish Navy the conversions of the Olfert Fischer (2) into a target ship for air attacks scribed. She was a former coastal defence ships. Due to the fact that she still was manned with a minor crew numbering 60 men consisted the bombs dropped by the aircraft of lead and sand although with the weight of a real active bomb. In October 1936 attacked an army plane and 3 navy planes the Olfert Fischer lying near the South East coast of Seeland. Each plane carrying 4 bombs attacking coming down from 1 kilometre height, totally with 3 hits. Experts on board of the target had their doubts about the value of the test due to the height which was not realistic regarded the anti aircraft guns. Of the 260 bombs dropped during the tests were just 10 a hit.
Notes
1. Robert Steen Steensen (4 June 1898-26 December 1976), which was an officer and maritime history writer?
2. Of the Herluf Trolle-class consisting of the Herluf Trolle, Olfert Fischer and Peder Skram, laid down at the Copenhagen Navy Yard, Denmark on 20 October 1900, launched on 9 May 1903, commissioned on 31 May 1905 and decommissioned on 17 October 1936.
