The following is given as the list of the Danish men-of-war now in active service: the Galathea, 20 guns ; the Najaden, 20 ; the Flora, 20 ; the St. Thomas, 25 ; the Mercurius, 25 ; the St. Croix, 25 ; the Gefion. 46 ; the Thetis, 46 ; the Delphinen, schooner ; the Pilen, schooner ; the Neptune, cutter ; the Hecla, steamer, 200 horse power, armed ; the Geiser, steamer, 160 horse power, armed ; the Skirner, steamer, 120 horse power, armed ; the Ægir, steamer, 80 horse power, armed ; besides a flotilla of gunboats, armed with 2 guns, 60 and 40 pounders each.

The Danish Government has besides 6 line-of-battle ships of 54 to 90 guns, 15 frigates, 5 schooners. 2 steamer, and 85 large and small gun-boats, which can be put into active service from fourteen days to three weeks. 25,000 mariners in all, in time of war, stand at the Government service.

SG & SGTL ; vol 5 ; page 218 [1848].

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