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HDS Visit to Denmark
May 2006

Stone Fishing, 2-bolt Helmets and Cans of Lager.
An account of the Society’s visit to Denmark, May 2006.

Denmark has a rich diving history, one that is well served by the Danish Historical Diving Society, Dykkehistorisk Selskab. The Society has come a long way since its formation in 1996, attracting a large and active membership, building strong links with military, commercial and amateur diving and establishing a remarkable museum, for example. An exchange visit had been talked of for some time and last year the HDS had the pleasure of hosting a large party of visitors from Denmark.

The trip had many highlights:

  • a visit to an Amber Museum
  • a remarkable account by Sven Erik Jørgensen about how the Daniish Resistance had attempted to sink the German light cruiser Nürnberg which was moored alongside at Copenhagen Freeport - for the full story see Sven’s account in Dykkehistorisk Tidsskrift (11), 2000, pp4-12, translated and reprinted in Historical Diving Times, issue 31, pp12-15
  • the very first Danish Historical Diving Walk - Kastellet, King's Gate, Kongens Livjæger-Korps Museum, Den Lille Havfrue or The Little Mermaid Statue, memorial to the Dannebrog
  • Switzer salvage company
  • Rouquayrol Denayrouze helmets
  • museum’ of the Den Blå Avis company

For a full account of the trip read the report by Mike Fardell in the forthcoming HDT.