With Ægir to princess Anne-Mmaries wedding in Ahten i Agl. Anders Godtfred Larsen

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1 With Ægir to princess Anne-Mmaries wedding in Ahten i 1964 Agl Anders Godtfred Larsen

2 With Ægir to Princess Anne Marie's Wedding in Ahten in During my time in the Navy from , I was in 1964 telecommunications constable at Ægir who was the Navy's largest ship at that time. My greatest experience on school and depot ship was Ægir's the trip to Greece, when Princess Anne-Marie was married to King Constantine. As H. C. Andersen wrote: "To travel is to live" is a truth in itself, even if we in Ægir had our daily stint to fit, the trip was unforgettable! I will with pictures taken from the tour show the highlight from the wedding in Athens on 18th September Sailing Directions from: Start - Holmen - Plymouth in southern England - Nantes France - Gibraltar - Malta - Brindisi in Italy - through the Corinth Canal - Piraeus, the port city of Athens. Sailing Directions Home: Piraeus - Malta - Gibraltar - Frederikshavn Training Ship Ægir, here seen in Aarhus Bay in 1963, was the largest ship that participated in the Kingdom division for Athens in September In 1964, consisted Kong division, besides Dannebrog, the training ship Ægir and minesweepers Aarøsund and Egernsund. The three accompanying ships were included in this year's school division, and was thus beyond the permanent crew also a large number of cadets and constable trainees on board. Ægir arrived with my strings Egernsund and Aarøsund in September 1964 to Valletta, Malta. Malta celebrated their independence from the British Commonwealth, so there was celebration events everywhere. Also Navy tambourkorps was aboard the Ægir. Princess Anne-Marie were married 18th September 1964 in Athens with H. M. Kong Constantine II of Greece, King of the Hellenes. King Fererik IX was popular among Navy personnel. He was with all due respect, one of our own, had undergone the same training and worked his way up through the ranks and escort the princess to Greece. I will by pictures taken from the expedition show tour which highlight was the wedding in Athens on 18th September 1964.

3 Actual depot ship for Ægir: classification Ship Type: Ship Depot from 1964: training vessel Class: Undisclosed other devices in class: None - specifications Shipyard: Schiffswerft & Maschinen Fabrik NEPTUN, Rostock, Germany Design: Undisclosed Laid down: Undisclosed Launched: 4 december 1937 Entered in the fleet: 12 december 1951 Retired Fleet: 10 January 1967 Hull number: A560 Int'l Call Sign: OUGF Displacement: 2,379 tons Dimensions: Length: Beam: Draught: m m 4.13 m Crew: 227 men (44 officers and 183 NCOs and privates) students Machinery: 2. Mon diesel engines, 4,250 hp 2 pcs. screws Range: 8,450 nautical miles at 9 knots Armament: 2 pcs. 127 mm cannon M/34 Sa (2x1) 6 pcs. 40 mm Gun M/36 LvSa (6x1) 2 pcs. 37 mm cannon (later removed) From 1958: 2 pcs. 102 mm Gun M/52 LvSa2 (2x2) 6 pcs. 40 mm Gun M/48 LvSa (6x1) (1 pc. 40 mm removed in 1963) ASW: 2 pcs. depth charge mortars Mk. IV 2 pcs. depth bomb throwing appliances (3 DB) (60 DB in total) Last: 24 pieces. 533 mm torpedoes (for submarines) Speed: 17.3 knots Possibly. further comments Originally built for China, but was taken over by the German War Marine and did service under the name TANGA as depot ship for the German motor torpedo boats during the second World War II.

Coat of Arms for the depot ship training vessel Ægir.

is, ninein total. The crown symbolizes Ægir's dominion over the sea.

4 Coat of Arms for the depot ship training vessel Ægir. Ægir, the Norse god of the sea and thus the sea prevails. 9 His daughters were the waves. Sea symbolized by the 3 wave lines, each of which has three wave crests - that is, ninein total. The crown symbolizes Ægir's dominion over the sea. Ægirs Crew forms the jubilation scroll for the Royal Yacht at Brindisi in 1964 Training Ship Aegir, seen here in Aarhus Bay in 1963, was in the King division for Athens in September 1964.

1962-1965 I sailed with Ægir, which was the depot ship for submarines and "healthy boats" and

5 At the iron door at the end was Ægir telecommunications workshop where we were 3 telecommunications constable students I sailed with Ægir, which was the depot ship for submarines and "healthy boats" and always was a Cadet Training Ship, so we were much peope abroad. Seamen's Pastor Sandberg from Holmen's Church and the Navy Band was also on the trip to Greece.

6 Tomb from Palermo in Sicily Mountain Party from Sicily 1964

7 Ægir sails through the Corinth Canal in September 1964 Ægir sails through the Corinth Canal in September 1964

8 The royal division was received by the Greek community at Corinth Canal Akropolis in Athen, known as Kekropia in honor to the legendary snakeman Kekrops - the first athennish king.

9 The Danish navy's visit to the Acropolis 1964 Princess Anne-Marie's wedding on the18. september 1964

10 Princess Anne-Marie's wedding on the18. september 1964 Views of the Athens Acropolis in the background

11 Ægir's bow with two 127 mm cannon Ægir many antennas for communication

12 From the northern French coast Gibraltar - notice that it is foggy at the top.

13 Årøsund Egernsund

Piraeus, the port city of Athens. Sailing Directions Home: Piraeus - Malta - Gibraltar - Frederikshavn.

14 Commemorative Coin of 1964 from Anne-Marie's wedding source: Sailing Directions from: Start - Holmen - Ploumouth in southern England - Nantes France - Gibraltar - Malta - Brindisi in Italy - through the Corinth Canal - Piraeus, the port city of Athens. Sailing Directions Home: Piraeus - Malta - Gibraltar - Frederikshavn. Photos: Our black and white images are scanned, some copied from the Internet. Text Parts taken from the Navy's history on the web.

15 Episodes from my life Agl Text and layout of Anders Godtfred Larsen

102' (31.09m) Cantiere delle Marche

102' (31.09m) Cantiere delle Marche LOA: Beam: Min Draft: Max Draft: Speed: 102' 0" (31.09m) 24' 4" (7.42m) Max 7' 7" (2.31m) Cruising 12 knots Max 14 knots Year: Builder: Type: Price: Location: Mfg-2018