A number of ships have been used for Danish marine research and Danish-led expeditions. Some were dedicated research ships and functional in many years, other were bought or chartered for a limited time for one or more dedicated expeditions. These expeditions are typically named after the ship.

Most information has been compiled from Sandbeck (2007), Wolff (1967) and Christiansen (2010). Additional references are listed in the table.

The table does not include research ships that are or were operated independently by Greenland and the Faroe Islands (such as R/V Sanna, M/V Tarajoq and R/V Jákup Sverri), which are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Ship name Prior/later names Ship lifetime Time as research vessel Major expeditions Notable scientists on board Comments/referencesHDMS Grønland 1756-91 1761 Danish Arabia Expedition Peter ForsskålCarsten NiebuhrFr. Chr. von HavenHDMS Bellona 1830-68 1840-41 South America 1840-41 Henrik Nikolai Krøyer HDMS Ørnen 1842-66 1846 Danish West Indies A.S. Ørsted Ørsted also used other navy ships while in the CaribbeanHDMS Galathea 1831-89 1845-47 Galathea I H.J. RinkJ.T. ReinhardtDijmphna Linkjöping 1871-1889 1882-83 Theo H. Holm HDMS Hauch 1862-1900 1883-86 C.G.Johannes Petersen In later years fisheries inspection ship HDMS Fylla 1862-1903 1884-86 Fylla expeditions Eugen Warming Theo H. HolmJ.L.K. Rosenvinge Transportskib No. 3 1858-1940 1890-1940 C.G.Johannes PetersenA.C.Johansen Mobile biological laboratoryHekla Scotia 1872-1916 1891-92 Hekla Expedition H. DeichmannNikolaj Hartz HDMS Ingolf 1876-1926 1895-96 Ingolf Expedition C. Wesenberg-LundC.H.OstenfeldMartin KnudsenWilliam LundbeckH. JungersenH.J. Hansen Antarctic Cap Nord 1871-1903 1898-1900 The Carlsberg Foundation East Greenland Expedition Norwegian/Swedish privately owned Sallingsund Japetus Steenstrup 1873-1932 1899-1932 C.G.Johannes Petersen Owned by the Danish Biological Station Danmark Sir Colin CampellMagdalena 1855-1917 1906-08 Danmark Expedition L. Mylius-ErichsenAlfred Wegener Former whaler Thor 1899-1929 1902-19 1st and 2nd Thor Expeditions J. Schmidt Tjalfe 1853-1950 1908-1909 Greenland Fisheries Expeditions Adolf Jensen Margrethe ?-1913 1913 West Indies J. Schmidt Wrecked on coral reef on Anegada. Dana I CarinaGuiseppina V 1919-41 1920-21 1st and 2nd Dana expeditions J. Schmidt Aage V. Tåning Owned by EAC Dana II HMT John Quilliam 1917-35 1921-35 3rd Dana expedition J. SchmidtH.R.G. Spärck Aage V. Tåning Sunk in collision in the North Sea Godthaab Hvitabjörn 1898-1984 1926-34 Godthaab Expedition, Three-year Expedition to East Greenland Lauge KochGunnar Seidenfaden Gustav Holm Fox II 1893-1959 1931-34 Three-year Expedition to East Greenland Lauge Koch Biologen Knøsen 1932-1974 1932-64 Owned by the Danish Biological Station Thor Albertina 1930-? 1934-35 Fate after 1935 unknown Dana III Esvagt DanaGulden Leeuw 1937–present 1937-1978 Sargasso Sea 1966 Erik Bertelsen Søkongen Knud, Polar Ægidius 1919-1972 Ejnar Mikkelsen Knud Rasmussen AtlantideShenandoah 1902–present 1945-46 Atlantide Expedition Anton BruunF.C. Fraser Owned by sculptor Viggo Jarl HDMS Galathea HMS Leith 1935-55 1950-52 Galathea II Anton BruunTorben Wolff Noona Dan HavetSeute Deern 1939–present 1961-62 Noona Dan-ekspedition Finn SalomonsenLorenz P. Ferdinand Dana IV 1980–present 1980–present Danish eel expedition Owned by the Technical University of Denmark HDMS Vædderen 1990–present 2006-2007 Galathea III Fisheries inspection and coast guard vessel Aurora 2014–present 2014–present Owned by Aarhus University

Overview of ships which serve or has served as Danish research ships. Also indicated are ships purchased specifically for major Danish funded expeditions.

In other service Royal Danish Navy Active as research ship Expedition

Notes History before 1913 unknown Fate after 1935 unknown

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