The Ivar Huitfeldt Column is a monument at Langelinie in Copenhagen , Denmark , built to commemorate the death of Admiral Ivar Huitfeldt and his men from HDMS Dannebroge , which exploded and sank in the Battle of Køge Bat during the Great Northern War . The monument was constructed in 1886 to a design by Vilhelm Dahlerup . Ferdinand Edvard Ring was responsible for the statue of the Roman goddess of victory, Victoria , and for the reliefs, while Carl Brummer undertook the monument's architectural design.
13-463: On 4 October 1710, the ship of the line HDMS Dannebroge , which Huitfeldt commanded, was set on fire during an encounter with the Swedes. He gave orders to continue the battle, which only came to an end when the ship blew up. Huitfeldt and 497 crew members were killed. Between 1872 and 1875 various artifacts were brought up from the wreck, including cannons and the ship's anchor. The monument consists of
26-538: A Huitfeldt memorial called for a much smaller monument, a sort of cairn, but after the intervention of Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen who had already sponsored several monuments in Copenhagen, including a statue of Admiral Niels Juel next to the National Bank , it was decided to launch a design competition. It was won by Vilhelm Dahlerup . The original plan was to erect the monument at the small churchyard attached to
39-434: A marble column placed on a tall granite base and topped by a statue of Victoria . It stands approximately 19 metres tall and measures 3.377 x 3.77 metres at the base. Four bronze reliefs on the base of the monument, one on each side, feature Huitfeldt's portrait, his coat of arms, his ship and a short text. The design incorporates the cannonballs barrels and the ship's anchor is attached to the plinth. The initial plans for
52-540: A plan drawing. In 1710 Denmark–Norway was at war with Sweden . The Norwegian-born commander, Ivar Huitfeldt , was in charge of Dannebroge on October 4, 1710. Along with a Dano-Norwegian fleet of 44 other ships he had set sail for Liepāja (in modern Latvia ). The mission was to escort 6,000 Russian troops to the Danish capital of Copenhagen , so they could support Denmark–Norway during the Great Northern War against
65-502: The Battle of Køge Bat during the Great Northern War . The monument was constructed in 1886 to a design by Vilhelm Dahlerup . Ferdinand Edvard Ring was responsible for the statue of the Roman goddess of victory, Victoria , and for the reliefs, while Carl Brummer undertook the monument's architectural design. On 4 October 1710, the ship of the line HDMS Dannebroge , which Huitfeldt commanded,
78-517: The Great Northern War . Almost all of its crew of 600 were killed - one third of the victims were Norwegians . Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the casualties. Dannebroge was built in 1692 and she was the largest ship-of-the-line in the Dano-Norwegian navy at that time with her 84 cannons placed on two decks and a crew of 600 men. She was also the first ship in Denmark that was built according to
91-610: The Royal Danish Navy in October 2010 as part of the celebrations of its 500 year Jubilee. 55°29.53′N 12°30.17′E / 55.49217°N 12.50283°E / 55.49217; 12.50283 Ivar Huitfeldt Column The Ivar Huitfeldt Column is a monument at Langelinie in Copenhagen , Denmark , built to commemorate the death of Admiral Ivar Huitfeldt and his men from HDMS Dannebroge , which exploded and sank in
104-470: The Swedes. However, the fleet was intercepted by a Swedish fleet in the Battle of Køge Bay . According to the commander in chief of the Dano-Norwegian navy, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve , the fire on Dannebroge was probably ignited by her own cannons. Gyldenløve mentions this in his letter to the king. Gyldenløve followed the battle from his ship Elephanten and wrote the letter at about 9 o'clock in
117-483: The base. Four bronze reliefs on the base of the monument, one on each side, feature Huitfeldt's portrait, his coat of arms, his ship and a short text. The design incorporates the cannonballs barrels and the ship's anchor is attached to the plinth. The initial plans for a Huitfeldt memorial called for a much smaller monument, a sort of cairn, but after the intervention of Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen who had already sponsored several monuments in Copenhagen, including
130-532: The company Svitzer, which also searched for other objects that could be sold at an auction. Some of the cannon were later used by Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup in his design of the Ivar Huitfeldt Monument at Langelinie in Copenhagen. A 1 ⁄ 40 scale model of the ship was built by Orlogsmuseets Modelbyggerlaug ("The guild of model builders at the Naval Museum") in 2010. It was donated to
143-409: The morning of October 5. It is unclear how many of the 600 men survived the explosion: some sources say three and others say nine. Today Dannebroge is the only wreck within Danish sea territory, where it is forbidden to dive. The official Danish institution of cultural heritage, Kulturarvsstyrelsen , considers it to be a cemetery. Some cannons were salvaged in 1714; others were salvaged in 1875 by
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#1732895147552156-525: The naval Church of Holmen , close to the main entrance in Havnegade , but Dahlerup's monument was ultimately deemed too big for the site. The bronze components were cast in C.F. Holm's bronze foundry at Gammel Mønt . 55°41′26″N 12°35′57″E / 55.69062°N 12.59915°E / 55.69062; 12.59915 HDMS Dannebroge HDMS Dannebroge was a Dano-Norwegian ship-of-the-line that exploded and sank on 4 October 1710 , during
169-485: Was set on fire during an encounter with the Swedes. He gave orders to continue the battle, which only came to an end when the ship blew up. Huitfeldt and 497 crew members were killed. Between 1872 and 1875 various artifacts were brought up from the wreck, including cannons and the ship's anchor. The monument consists of a marble column placed on a tall granite base and topped by a statue of Victoria . It stands approximately 19 metres tall and measures 3.377 x 3.77 metres at
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