Orlogsværftet () was a Danish naval shipyard under the Royal Danish Navy. Before 1924, it was an integral part of the naval base at Holmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark, with an independent management from 1692 when Olaus Judichær became the first factory director.
In 1924, the shipyard was established as a regular company under the Naval Ministry, responsible for building and maintaining naval ships and aircraft.
Orlogsværftet delivered its last newly built vessel in 1970, the submarine Nordkaperen, and continued as a repair yard until 1995, when the navy was moved out of Copenhagen to Korsør and Frederikshavn. Maersk-owned Odense Steel Shipyard replaced Orlogsværftet as the navy's primary shipyard.
In the 20th century the ship yard also produced a smaller number of civilian vessels, including ferrys for the Danish State Railways, boats for the Royal Danish Mail and a single ship for GN Store Nord.
Personnel
The chief designer at Orlogsværftet was given the title of Fabriksmester.
List of ships launched from Orlogsværftet
Frigate Bellona on 15 September 1830
Ship of the Line Christian den Ottende on 22 May 1840
Ship of the Line Dannebrog on 25 September 1850
Frigate on 20 November 1860
Corvette on 1 November 1861
Armored Schooner on 11 November 1863
Ironclad on 6 August 1868
Ironclad on 12 December 1872
Ironclad on 9 May 1878
Steam Ship Dannebrog on 6 October 1879
Corvette on 27 September 1882
Ironclad on 14 April 1886
Cruiser on 8 September 1888
Cruiser on 28 November 1890
Cruiser on 5 July 1892
Cruiser on 30 August 1894
Ironclad on 2 September 1899
Ironclad on 9 May 1903
Ironclad on 2 May 1908
Submarine on 21 August 1912, followed by another five A-class submarines until 2 October 1914 Torpedo Boats , and in 1913 Submarine on 12 August 1914 followed by another four B-Class submarines until 15 April 1916 Torpedo Boat followed by another nine Springeren-Class Torpedo Boats on 8 July 1916 Coastal defence ship on 3 July 1918 Submarine on 19 March followed by another two C-Class submarines until 2 April 1920 Submarine on 9 December followed by the other D-Class submarine on 3 June 1926 Torpedo Boat followed by another two Dragen-Class Torpedo Boats on 8 November 1929 Royal Yacht on 10 October 1931 Torpedo Boat followed by another two Glenten-Class torpedo boats on 6 January 1933 Mine sweeper followed by another five Søløven-Class Mine Sweepers on 3 December 1938 Minelayer followed by on 14 March 1941 Cutter followed by another six cutters on 13 June 1941 Torpedo Boat on 21 September 1946 followed by another five Krieger-Class Torpedo Boats Torpedo Boat followed by another five Flyvefisken-Class torpedo boats on 11 May 1954 in cooperation with Frederikssund Shipyard Home Guard Cutter Saturn followed by another two cutters on 11 November 1957 Minesweepers , , and from 5 September 1960 Torpedo Boat followed by another three Falken-Class torpedo boats on 19 December 1961 Torpedo Boat followed by another three Søløven-Class Torpedo Boat on 19 August 1964. Submarine followed by another Narhvalen-class submarine on 10 September 1968
Aircraft produced at Orlogsværftet
From 1913 to 1943, a series of aircraft were produced at Orlogsværftet, known under the name Orlogsværftet Flyvemaskineværksted (Orlogsværftet Flying Machine Workshop). After the navy purchased two Donnet-Leveque Flying Boats in 1913, the machines were improved in the workshops at Orlogsværftet, following poor performance in the initial flights. Following this effort the workshops produced a series of 8 flying boats powered by the imported 80 HP Gnome engines, serving until 1919. Another 25 flying boats were produced following improvements of the same design for military and civilian use.
In 1917, the workshops copied a German Friedrichshafen 29 Floatplane which had stranded in Denmark. As the floatplanes outperformed the flying boats, a shift was made towards this line of aircraft, and another four copies were made with 160 HP Curtiss or 150 HP Benz engines. Following a few years of service, a in house copy of the engine was manufactured under the name O.V. 160.