Danmark – Denmark

Length overall: 253’ Beam: 33’ Draft: 15’ Hull: Steel Rig: Ship Year built: 1933 Home port: Copenhagen Launched in 1932 to train officers for the Danish Merchant Navy, the steel-hulled, double-bottomed Danmark was destined to have a significant impact upon U.S. military training. Visiting the New York World’s Fair when war broke out in 1939, she and her crew were offered to the Coast Guard. Modernization in 1959 cut the Danmark’s capacity from 120 cadets to eighty. This 249-foot ship serves the Danish marine Authority from her home port in Copenhagen.