An item referred to the magazine Mitteilungen a.d.G.d.S. reporting that on the Danish budged 1899-1900 6.996.845 crones for ordinary and 930.000 crones for extra ordinary expenses were available for the navy allowing to continue the building of the Herluf Trolle (1), 100.00- crones as first payment for a 5.317 ton battleship similar to the Herluf Trolle and 79.000 crones for improvement of the lightning of the Little Belt to make safe passages at nigh possible.
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1. Of the Herluf Trolle coastal defence ships consisting of the Herluf Trolle (1899-1922), Olfert Fischer (1903-1936) and the Peder Skram (1908-1943)with a displacement of 3.494 tons and a main armament of 2x1-24cm/9.4”guns and 4x1-15cm/5.9” guns.
