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Saturday 13 July 2019

Danish coastal defence ship Peder Skram and patrol vessel Hvalrossen scuttled at Copnehagen, Denmark 29 August 1943

Scuttled on 29 August 1943 to prevent capture by German forces. 
M/S Museet for Søfart, Elsinore, Denmark. Photo 41420. Source

Peder Skram of the Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ships, consisting of the Olfert Fischer, Herluf Trolle and Peder Skram. laid down at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 25 April 1905, launched on 2 May 1908, commissioned on 24 September 1908, salvaged by German forces and converted into training and anti aircraft ship Adler stationed at Kiel, Germany, sunk here due an allied aircraft attack, salvaged and brought towards Copenhagen, Denmark in September 1945 and finally sold on 1 April 1949 to be broken up.

Hvalrossen, torpedo boat, raised on 17 September 1943 when her keel broke she was placed on land, mostly broken up by the German forces during the war and what remained was after the war sold to be scrapped. Launched as a torpedo boat at the Navy yard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 31 March 1913, completed in 1913 and since 1929 used as patrol vessel. Sister ships Delfinen and Svaerdfisken. Numbered in 1920 as 13, in 19123 as E 1 en as patrol vessel P 1. Displacement 169 9standard)-182 (normal) tons and as dimensions 45,2 x 5,16 x 2,12 metres. The machinery consisted of 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines and 2 boilers supplying via 2 shafts 3.500hp allowing a maximum speed of 26,3 knots and with a coal bunker capacity of 20 tons and 14 knots speed was her rage 685 nautical miles. Crew numbered 30 men. Armament consisted of 1-7,5cm 52 cal M07 gun, 1-0,8cm cal 80 machineguns, 4-45cm torpedo tunes.