Denmark

Denmark (DEN) Ship Namelists

Source file: common/units/names_ships/DEN_ship_names.txt

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Overview

The Royal Danish Navy (Kongelige Danske Marine) possesses one of Europe's oldest continuous naval traditions, officially founded in 1510 under King Hans. Guarding the crucial Danish straits (Øresund, Storebælt, and Lillebælt) controlling access to the Baltic Sea, Danish naval strategy centered historically on coastal defense, minelaying, and archipelagic littoral warfare. Entering World War II, Denmark's naval combat force was anchored by coastal defense artillery ships (artilleriskibe such as Niels Juel and Peder Skram), coastal torpedo boats, and submarines.

In vanilla Hearts of Iron IV, Danish namelists suffered from severe non-ASCII encoding corruption (Sridderen, Svrdfisken, Stren, Slven, rnen, gir), absurd pseudo-English fallback translations ("Lys Cruiseren"—literally translating "light" as illumination/sunlight—and "Tung Cruiseren"), patrol boats and fish assigned to cruisers (Flynderen [Flounder], Ulken [Sculpin], Mågen [Seagull]), identical 5-ship lists mirrored across Battleships and Battlecruisers, and intra-list duplicates in submarines.

Immersive Ship Names Expanded provides a comprehensive overhaul for Denmark, fixing all encoding corruption and translation errors, establishing proper class lineages for all standard hulls, and providing 8 universal thematic pools for the Ship Designer. All Danish ships bear the historical prefix HDMS (Hans/Hendes Danske Majestæts Skib).

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Namelist Groups

Ship-Type Specific Category

Group Tag	Type	Ship Types	Sample Names
DEN_DD_HISTORICAL	Destroyers & Escorts	ship_hull_light destroyer	Huitfeldt, Willemoes, Bille, Bredal, Hammer, Krieger, Norby, Rodsteen, Sehested, Suenson, Schiønning, Dahlerup, Jens Munk, Ove Gjedde, Just Juel, Nymfen, Najaden, Daphne, Dryaden, Flora, Bellona, Glenten, Høgen, Ørnen, Falken, Kometen, Nordstjernen, Flyvefisken, Søridderen, Søulven, Søløven, Søhunden, Buhl, Marstrand, Krag
DEN_SS_HISTORICAL	Submarines	ship_hull_submarine submarine ship_hull_midget_submarine	Rota, Bellona, Flora, Daphne, Dryaden, Havmanden, Havfruen, Havkalen, Havhesten, Dykkeren, Thetis, 2. April, Ægir, Ran, Triton, Neptun, Nereus, Proteus, Poseidon, Oceanus, Galathea, Delfinen, Spækhuggeren, Tumleren, Springeren, Nordkaperen, Narhvalen, Hvalen, Hvalrossen, Sælen, Kaskelotten, Marsvinet, Sværdfisken
DEN_CL_HISTORICAL	Light Cruisers	ship_hull_cruiser light_cruiser	Fyen, Sjælland, Jylland, Bornholm, Lolland, Falster, Møn, Langeland, Als, Amager, Samsø, Mors, Læsø, Anholt, Fanø, Rømø, Grønland, Færøerne, Disko, Godthaab, Thule, Julianehåb, St. Thomas, St. Jan, St. Croix, Tranquebar, Hekla, Gejser, Valkyrien, Fylla, Ingolf, Dagmar, Ærø, Islands Falk, Danmarkshavn
DEN_CA_HISTORICAL	Heavy Cruisers & Coastal Defense	ship_hull_cruiser heavy_cruiser	Niels Juel, Peder Skram, Herluf Trolle, Olfert Fischer, Iver Hvitfeldt, Absalon, Esbern Snare, Vitus Bering, Peter Willemoes, Steen Bille, Edouard Suenson, Hans Birch Dahlerup, Jens Munk, Ove Gjedde, Markor Rodsteen, Just Juel, Cort Adeler, Rolf Krake, Skjold, Dan, Tordenskjold, Gorm, Lindormen, Helgoland
DEN_BB_HISTORICAL	Battleships & Capital Ships	ship_hull_heavy battleship	Valdemar Sejr, Valdemar den Store, Christian IV, Frederik IV, Christian V, Harald Blåtand, Svend Tveskæg, Knud den Store, Margrete I, Dannebroge, Norske Løve, Tre Kroner, Elephanten, Erik Klipping, Christian IX, Frederik VIII, Christian X, Valdemar Atterdag, Frederik II, Christian III, Frederik I, Frederik III, Christian VI
DEN_BC_HISTORICAL	Battlecruisers	ship_hull_heavy battle_cruiser	Holger Danske, Starkad, Svend Estridsen, Knud Lavard, Palnatoke, Roar, Helge, Amled, Bødvar Bjarke, Hjalte, Hagbard, Signe, Fenris, Midgårdsormen, Sleipner, Dragen, Ormen, Jætten, Fafner, Nidhug, Sigurd Fafnersbane, Regnar Lodbrog, Angantyr, Hervør, Harald Hildetand, Sigurd Ring, Lagertha
DEN_CV_HISTORICAL	Aircraft Carriers	ship_hull_carrier carrier	Thor, Balder, Frej, Tyr, Ull, Brage, Forsete, Vidar, Vale, Njord, Brynhild, Skidbladner, Sol, Mani, Hugin, Munin, Nordlyset, Morgenstjernen, Aftenstjernen, Gøndul, Skøgul, Geirskøgul, Sigrun, Skinfaxe, Rimfaxe, Breidablik, Gladsheim, Folkvang, Trudvang, Bilskirner, Lidskjalv, Karlsvognen

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Universal Thematic Topic Category (Ship Designer)

Universal selection pools available for any ship hull or squadron:

Group Tag	Topic Name	Ship Types	Sample Names
DEN_CITIES	Cities	Universal	København, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Esbjerg, Randers, Kolding, Horsens, Vejle, Roskilde, Helsingør, Silkeborg, Næstved, Fredericia, Viborg, Køge, Holstebro, Slagelse, Hillerød, Sønderborg, Svendborg, Frederikshavn, Rønne, Middelfart, Nyborg, Korsør, Nakskov, Grenaa, Skagen, Ribe
DEN_PROVINCES	Regions & Islands	Universal	Jylland, Sjælland, Fyn, Bornholm, Lolland, Falster, Møn, Langeland, Als, Amager, Samsø, Mors, Læsø, Anholt, Fanø, Rømø, Ærø, Vendsyssel, Himmerland, Thy, Nordslesvig, Grønland, Færøerne, Odsherred, Djursland, Salling, Christiansø
DEN_RULERS	Monarchs	Universal	Gorm den Gamle, Harald Blåtand, Svend Tveskæg, Harald II, Knud den Store, Knud den Hellige, Valdemar den Store, Knud VI, Valdemar Sejr, Erik Menved, Valdemar Atterdag, Margrete I, Erik af Pommern, Christoffer af Bayern, Christian I, Kong Hans, Christian II, Frederik I, Christian III, Frederik II, Christian IV, Frederik III, Christian V, Frederik IV, Christian VI, Frederik V, Christian VII, Frederik VI, Christian VIII, Frederik VII, Christian IX, Frederik VIII, Christian X
DEN_HEROES	Heroes & Luminaries	Universal	Niels Juel, Cort Adeler, Herluf Trolle, Peder Skram, Olfert Fischer, Peter Willemoes, Steen Bille, Vitus Bering, Absalon, Esbern Snare, Jens Munk, Ove Gjedde, Edouard Suenson, Hans Egede, Tycho Brahe, Ole Rømer, Holger Danske, Bertel Thorvaldsen, H.C. Andersen, Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, Peter Tordenskiold, Ivar Huitfeldt
DEN_MYTHOLOGY	Norse Mythology	Universal	Odin, Thor, Freja, Balder, Heimdal, Tyr, Frigg, Loke, Idun, Brage, Njord, Skade, Ull, Vidar, Vale, Forsete, Sif, Ægir, Ran, Yggdrasil, Asgård, Midgård, Valhal, Gimle, Bifrost, Mjølner, Gungner
DEN_BIRDS	Birds	Universal	Havørnen, Kongeørnen, Fiskeørnen, Vandrefalken, Jagtfalken, Lærkefalken, Tårnfalken, Musvågen, Hvepsevågen, Duehøgen, Spurvehøgen, Havmågen, Stormmågen, Sølvmågen, Tejsten, Lunden, Lomvien, Alken, Skarven, Havternen, Knopsvanen, Fiskehejren, Tranen, Edderfuglen, Glenten
DEN_FISH	Aquatic Life	Universal	Delfinen, Spækhuggeren, Tumleren, Springeren, Nordkaperen, Narhvalen, Kaskelotten, Sælen, Hvalrossen, Marsvinet, Havkalen, Sværdfisken, Flyvefisken, Makrelen, Støren, Torsken, Laksen, Havørreden, Rødspætten, Pighajen, Brugden, Havkatten, Havtasken, Hornfisken, Ålen, Silden
DEN_STRAITS	Sounds & Waters	Universal	Øresund, Storebælt, Lillebælt, Kattegat, Skagerrak, Limfjorden, Isefjorden, Roskilde Fjord, Flensborg Fjord, Mariager Fjord, Vejle Fjord, Ringkøbing Fjord, Jammerbugt, Vadehavet, Køge Bugt, Fakse Bugt, Langelandsbælt, Alssund, Aarhus Bugt, Femern Bælt

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Scope Notes

• Capital-ship rosters share no names. DEN_CA_HISTORICAL carries the admirals and naval heroes of the historical coastal-defence ships (Niels Juel, Peder Skram, Herluf Trolle, Olfert Fischer, Iver Hvitfeldt, Tordenskjold) together with the armoured ships Rolf Krake, Lindormen, Gorm, Odin, Skjold, Helgoland and Danmark. DEN_BB_HISTORICAL holds monarchs and ships of the line, DEN_BC_HISTORICAL the saga heroes, legendary kings and mythical beasts.
• DEN_CV_HISTORICAL is an alternate-history extrapolation (Denmark never built a carrier): gods, valkyries, the horses of day and night, dwellings and seats of the gods, and sky names. Valkyries appear only in forms attested in Danish (Brynhild, Sigrun, Gøndul, Skøgul, Geirskøgul).
• DEN_CL_HISTORICAL uses the navy's own spelling for the 1894 cruiser Hejmdal; the god keeps the form Heimdal in DEN_MYTHOLOGY.
• Every named person is individually documented. Six legacy entries that could not be traced to a naval career were removed from the destroyer and heavy-cruiser rosters. Buhl and Marstrand in DEN_DD_HISTORICAL are the names of gunboats of the 1864 squadron, kept as historic ship names.
• Legendary figures use their Danish forms (Regnar Lodbrog, Sigurd Fafnersbane, Frode Fredegod, Uffe hin Spage), and the Norwegian king Harald Hårderåde was removed from the battlecruisers.