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| | Serving the King, On the Danish Royal Yacht DANNEBROG "I" |
 | | Unlike earlier Danish royal yachts, which were relatively small vessels intended either for harbor or local cruising service or as, e.g., ceremonial barges which were primarily oared vessels, the DANNEBROG I was capable of ocean-going cruises of limited duration, to nearby nations such as the Scandinavian countries or England. |
 | | Danish royal yachts varied in type and size, some being no more than ceremonial harbor barges, while others were specifically designated as "pleasure yachts." However, none of Denmark's royal yachts during the sailing ship era seems to have been large enough for long-range, open-ocean cruising, far from Copenhagen's harbor. |
 | | These royal yachts, during the age of sail, were typically designed and built by the Danish navy's chief naval architect, and most of them were constructed in the Danish navy's principal dockyard in Copenhagen. |
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