Right, here are the ship statistics that I've worked out for the Danish, using the Dahlgren and Columbiad system, some online and book based research, together with a bit of logical guesswork for one or two minor details. Once again, I have rounded down the maximum movement ratings and rounded up the armament ratings for some of the guns, as they fall between two classifications. To keep things simple I have also not included any bow or stern chasers, as I don't have enough information to allocate the required armament. The end result is a fairly homogenous set of figures for the corvettes and frigates, despite some inconsistency in armament, although there is some variation in maximum speed.
The Screw Corvettes - Dagmar, Thor and Heimdal
These all have the following ratings despite having a slightly different mix of 30pdr Smoothbores and 18pdr Rifled Muzzle Loaders.
DF3
Maximum Speed 4''
Medium Manoeuvre
Unarmoured, AF 0
Broadside, Port and Starboard (PS), GF 2 / PF +1
Armament (per broadside):
Dagmar (8 x 30pdr SB)
Thor (5 x 30pdr SB + 1 x 18pdr RML)
Heimdal (7 x 30pdr SB + 1 x 18pdr RML)
Dagmar (8 x 30pdr SB)
Thor (5 x 30pdr SB + 1 x 18pdr RML)
Heimdal (7 x 30pdr SB + 1 x 18pdr RML)
The Screw Frigates - Tordenskjold, Sjaelland, Jylland and Niels Juhl
Again, these were all slightly different and had individual characteristics that made them distinctive, but all have the same ratings for defence factors, manoeuvre, armour and gunnery. The Gunnery Factors are based on the probable armament for each ship in 1864, but there is a lot of conflicting information about this, so there is a bit of room for disagreement. The maximum speed ratings are, however, clearly different as engine horsepower varied between the different warships.
DF3
Maximum Speed - Tordenskjold 4'' / Sjaelland 5'' / Jylland 6'' / Niels Juhl 4''
Medium Manoeuvre
Unarmoured, AF 0
Broadside, Port and Starboard (PS), GF 4 / PF +1
Armament (per broadside):
Tordenskjold (7 x 30pdr SB + 8 x 18pdr SB + 1 x 60pdr SB)
Tordenskjold (7 x 30pdr SB + 8 x 18pdr SB + 1 x 60pdr SB)
Sjaelland (15 x 30pdr SB + 4 x 18pdr RML + 2 x 12pdr RML)
Jylland (16 x 30pdr SB + 4 x 18pdr SB + 2 x 12pdr RML)
Jylland (16 x 30pdr SB + 4 x 18pdr SB + 2 x 12pdr RML)
Niels Juhl (15 x 30pdr SB + 6 x 18pdr RML)
The Screw Ship of the Line - Skjold
There is little exact information and quite a lot of disagreement about the Skjold's armament and performance, but I have been able to give it some accurate ratings by digging through the various sources that I have uncovered. I have uprated the Gun Factor (GF) by +1 to distinguish the greater broadside firepower of the Skjold, probably 25 30pdr Smoothbores and 6 18pdr Rifle Muzzle Loaders, from that of the screw frigates.
DF3
Maximum Speed 5''
Medium Manoeuvre
Unarmoured, AF 0
Broadside, Port and Starboard (PS), GF 5 / PF +1
Armament (per broadside):
25 x 30pdr SB + 3 x 18pdr SB + 3 x 18pdr RML)
25 x 30pdr SB + 3 x 18pdr SB + 3 x 18pdr RML)
The Broadside Ironclad - Dannebrog
The big hitter for the Danes but the Prussians manged to avoid her!
DF3
Maximum Speed 4''
Medium Manoeuvre
Armoured, AF +5
Broadside, Port and Starboard (PS), GF 3 / PF +3
Armament (per broadside): 8 x 60pdr RML
The Broadside Ironclad - Danmark
Although the Danmark arrived too late for the war, it's an interesting 'what if?' and would really give Von Jachmann a headache.
DF3
Maximum Speed 4''
Medium Manoeuvre
Armoured, AF +4
Broadside, Port and Starboard (PS), GF 4 / PF +2
Armament (per broadside): 10 x 60pdr SB + 4 x 18pdr RML
The Ironclad Monitor - Rolf Krake
If only the Rolf Krake had been involved in anything other than coastal bombardment?
DF3
Maximum Speed 4''
Medium Manoeuvre
Armoured, Turrets AF +5 / Hull AF +4
Fore Turret (T), GF 2 / PF +2
Aft Turret (T), GF 2 / PF +2
Armament (per turret): 2 x 68pdr SB
Some useful reference sources, if you wish to find out more about this interesting subject:
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