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HDMY Dannebrog

IMO 4537661 · MMSI 219517000

Before joining this vessel — checklist

Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.

  1. 1. Verify vessel identity

    Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. HDMY Dannebrog (IMO 4537661) · Flag: DNK

  2. 2. Check the flag state record

    DNK flag state profile · How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists

  3. 3. Check the company

    Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.

  4. 4. Review your contract (SEA)

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  5. 5. Check repatriation terms

    Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide

  6. 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags

    You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide

  7. 7. Save emergency contacts

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Data sources and methodology: /sources

Type
royal yacht
Flag
🇩🇰 Denmark · compare
Year built
1932
Builder
Orlogsværftet
GT
—
DWT
—
LOA
—
Beam
—
Draft
—
Class
—
Owner
—
Manager
—

Indexed from Wikidata (Q1164393).

Vessel history

For other ships with the same name, see HDMY Dannebrog His Danish Majesty's Yacht Dannebrog (A540) (Danish : KDM Dannebrog) serves as the official and private residence for King Frederik X , and members of the royal family when they are on official visits overseas and on summer cruises in Danish waters. The ship was launched by Queen Alexandrine in 1931, and commissioned on 26 May 1932. When at sea, this royal yacht also participates in surveillance and sea-rescue services.

Incidents

Since she was commissioned in 1932, the Dannebrog has travelled more than 400,000 nautical miles (700,000km) and visited most of the ports of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. The yacht has also visited European ports, especially in France and cruised the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Seas. Following Operation Safari, in 1943, Dannebrog was the only ship left untouched by the Germans.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMYDannebrog(A540)#citenote-2) On 7 July 1956, Dannebrog collided with the British sloop HMS Redpole "HMS Redpole (U69)"), breaking her bowsprit.[\[3\]](https://en…

Source: HDMY Dannebrog (A540) · cached via Firecrawl

PSC detention history

No detentions in the last 2 years.

High confidence

Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.

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