30:
89:
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367:, none of the six boats was sunk in service. All six boats of the class remained active in the Royal Danish Navy from their time of construction until 1928, when the first two boats were stricken. The remaining boats were all stricken by 1932. The
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were purchased in May 1911 and the boat was built at the
Copenhagen Navy Yard. She was launched on 10 February 1914, and was the final ship of the class launched. She was assigned the pennant number of
867:
was ordered in May 1911 from
Whitehead & Co. in Fiume. She was launched on 31 March 1913. Her purchase was financed by a subscription offer made by the public and, as a result, she had been renamed
468:-class boats were submarines that displaced 164 tonnes (181 short tons) surfaced and 204 tonnes (225 short tons) submerged. The boats were 127 feet 8 inches (38.91 m) long with a
1252:
332:
The boats were just over 127 feet (39 m) long and their armament consisted of two 457 mm (18 in) bow torpedo tubes, later supplemented with an 8 mm (0.31 in)
29:
1245:
491:
for submerged travel. The diesels of the
Whitehead boats were rated at 430 bhp (320 kW), while the Copenhagen boats were 450 bhp (340 kW).
720:
were purchased in 1910 and the boat was built at the
Copenhagen Navy Yard. She was launched on 31 August 1912. She initially received the pennant number of
1340:
20:
907:
were purchased in May 1911 and the boat was built at the
Copenhagen Navy Yard. She was launched on 9 July 1913. She was assigned the pennant number of
1238:
646:
had a narrow escape in
September 1914 when a British submarine mistook her for a German U-boat and launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack on her.
1212:
1181:
1146:
829:
was ordered in May 1911 from
Whitehead & Co. in Fiume. She was launched on 19 June 1912. She initially received the pennant number of
754:
was ordered in 1910 from
Whitehead & Co. in Fiume. She was launched on 23 December 1911. She initially received the pennant number of
649:
Late in their careers, the class was identified as the A class and the pennant numbers of all the submarines were prefixed with an
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1026:
873:
325:. The first three submarines were built by the company, while the remaining three were constructed under license in
1335:
437:. In May 1911, while the first two were still under construction, the Navy ordered two more boats from Whitehead,
1282:
434:
422:
358:
73:
34:
1275:
428:
1303:
1173:
1041:
541:
450:
372:
1310:
1296:
1289:
815:, she was one of the first two boats of the class removed from service when stricken on 26 April 1928.
456:
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376:
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476:
of 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m). For propulsion, they featured a single shaft, a single
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looked for a submarine design that could be built in
Denmark. In 1910, the Navy contracted with
318:
63:
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was the last ship of the class to be removed from service when she was stricken on 3 May 1932.
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1208:
1187:
1177:
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1142:
635:
410:
306:
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were stricken on 26 April 1928, the first two boats of the class to be removed from service.
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The boats were equipped with two bow torpedo tubes of 457 mm (18.0 in), but had no
892:
was stricken on 15 January 1929, she was used as a target and ultimately broken up in 1932.
775:
1054:
469:
314:
502:. The complement of the boats as built was ten men, but was later increased to fourteen.
488:
348:
223:
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were the first two boats taken out of service when they were stricken in April 1928.
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was the last boat removed from service when she was stricken in May 1932.
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876:, fought on 2 April 1801—by the time she was assigned the pennant number
495:
252:
1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
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boats from
Whitehead & Co. and used them as the basis for its four
498:. In 1917, all were outfitted with a single 8 mm (0.31 in)
481:
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418:
322:
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23 nautical miles (43 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged
67:
477:
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533:, the final ship constructed, was launched in February 1914.
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After taking delivery of its first submarine—the problematic
919:
later in her career and was stricken on 9 September 1931.
638:, but all boats were active for neutral Denmark during
336:. The boats had a single shaft and were propelled by a
1201:
The Illustrated Directory of Submarines of the World
427:, to be built by Whitehead, and plans for a second,
472:of 11 feet 10 inches (3.61 m) and a
354:Although there was at least one close call for the
1166:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
16:Royal Danish Navy's Havmanden-class of submarines
661:. None of the boats, however, ever displayed an
275:2 × 457 mm (18 in) bow torpedo tubes
1246:
19:For other ship classes of the same name, see
8:
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309:from 1911 to 1914. Also later known as the
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599:in April 1913. The other three submarines—
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978:
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509:became the first boat of the class to be
728:in April 1913. She was later designated
700:A cross section of the Danish submarine
960:
1050:
1039:
630:Sources do not report when any of the
24:
774:, was mistaken for the German U-boat
176:204 tonnes (225 short tons) submerged
7:
587:, respectively, but were changed to
219:, 430–450 bhp (320–340 kW)
186:127 ft 8 in (38.91 m)
173:164 tonnes (181 short tons) surfaced
943:when the class became known as the
915:when the class became known as the
884:when the class became known as the
845:when the class became known as the
807:when the class became known as the
766:, displaying her pennant number of
732:when the class became known as the
194:11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
911:in April 1913. She was designated
880:in April 1913. She was designated
762:in April 1913. In September 1914,
371:class served as the basis for the
14:
1341:Havmanden-class submarines (1911)
689:There were six submarines of the
313:, the boats were designed by the
240:10 knots (19 km/h) submerged
202:7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
811:later in her career. Along with
237:13 knots (24 km/h) surfaced
87:
28:
1133:Compton-Hall, Richard (2004) .
951:was stricken on 11 March 1932.
1164:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985).
1027:"Submarine Casualties Booklet"
939:in April 1913, but designated
833:, but was assigned the number
758:, but was assigned the number
724:, but was assigned the number
487:for surface running, and twin
421:for the class' namesake boat,
1:
849:later in her career. She and
529:were launched in 1913, while
449:, and plans for a final two,
278:1 × 8 mm (0.31 in)
792:escaped without damage when
704:, the lead ship of the class
575:received pennant numbers of
888:later in her career. After
799:s torpedo missed its mark.
1357:
1135:Submarines at War, 1914–18
615:—received pennant numbers
18:
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781:by the British submarine
152:
52:
27:
21:Havmanden-class submarine
1141:: Periscope Publishing.
872:—in honor of the first
390:Design and construction
347:on the surface and two
265:10, as built; 14, later
153:General characteristics
1199:Miller, David (2002).
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536:After the outbreak of
1174:Naval Institute Press
1118:Compton-Hall, p. 140.
947:later in her career.
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544:seized plans for the
542:Austro-Hungarian Navy
433:, to be built at the
373:Austro-Hungarian Navy
874:Battle of Copenhagen
736:late in her career.
435:Copenhagen Navy Yard
74:Copenhagen Navy Yard
1205:St. Paul, Minnesota
1170:Annapolis, Maryland
603:(the newly renamed
521:following in 1912.
415:Whitehead & Co.
319:Whitehead & Co.
64:Whitehead & Co.
1088:Miller, pp. 16–17.
706:
627:at the same time.
505:In December 1911,
1336:Submarine classes
1321:
1320:
1265:-class submarines
1214:978-0-7603-1345-9
1183:978-0-87021-907-8
1148:978-1-904381-21-1
1097:Gardiner, p. 341.
1016:Gardiner, p. 354.
553:-class submarines
411:Royal Danish Navy
380:-class submarines
351:while submerged.
307:Royal Danish Navy
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653:, becoming
640:World War I
634:boats were
538:World War I
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365:World War I
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280:machine gun
101:Preceded by
1330:Categories
1033:2009-09-08
955:References
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870:2den April
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601:2den April
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396:HDMS
327:Copenhagen
303:submarines
262:Complement
207:Propulsion
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1263:Havmanden
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783:HMS
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691:Havmanden
671:Havmanden
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644:Havmanden
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507:Havmanden
496:deck guns
466:Havmanden
424:Havmanden
403:La Spezia
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360:Havmanden
293:Havmanden
212:1 × shaft
162:Submarine
137:Completed
132:1912–1932
124:1911–1914
83:Operators
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1223:50208951
1192:12119866
1157:57639764
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738:Havfruen
718:Havfruen
710:Havfruen
679:Havfruen
565:Havfruen
515:Havfruen
511:launched
430:Havfruen
398:Dykkeren
270:Armament
106:Dykkeren
58:Builders
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917:A class
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886:A class
847:A class
809:A class
770:on her
734:A class
609:Najaden
527:Najaden
513:, with
452:Najaden
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311:A class
301:of six
145:Retired
116:B class
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1291:Thetis
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595:, and
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540:, the
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297:was a
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299:class
295:class
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232:Speed
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121:Built
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1219:OCLC
1209:ISBN
1188:OCLC
1178:ISBN
1153:OCLC
1143:ISBN
1062:link
1055:help
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551:U-20
525:and
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478:Fiat
470:beam
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338:Fiat
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593:3
589:2
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140:6
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