to the British at the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) Frigates Bornholm (1774) Kiel (1775) Møen (1777) Disco /1778) St, Thomas (1779) Cronborg (1781) Det Store Bælt (1782), sold to the Danish Asiatic Company in 1800. (1783), captured August 1807 before the Battle of Copenhagen. See Gunboat War Hvide Ørn (1784) Pommern (1785) MNerchant ships (1783) Den Gode Hensigt, was a merchant ship built for the East India trade, and chartered by British merchants. Defence works Floating Battery No.1, (1787), an unsinkable platform heavily armed with 24-pound cannon survived the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) but was decommissioned the following year. Other engineering achievements Dredging machine. In 1783 a novel machine for dredging the harbours and creeks excited public imagination. Prior to Gerner's new invention powered by horses, the clearing of mud and silt from the channels was a very labour-intensive project in order to allow ships to be hauled up and their bottoms scraped and cleaned. Desalination Commemoration The Gerner Medal "for the naval cadet who showed the best insight and understanding of the science of seafaring, especially mathematics" was first presented in 1792. Its history was later associated with the sword of honour. Both honours are still available today - see :da: Gerners Medalje. One hundred years after Henrik Gerner's death, a 72-page appreciation of his works and character was published in memoriam. The street Gernersgade in Copenhagen was named for Gerner in 1869.Henrik Gerners Vej in Birkerød is on the other hand name for his great-grandfather. Two ships of the twentieth century Danish navy have borne his name Submarine depot ship Henrik Gerner (1928–1943) scuttled, with another 31 vessels, in August 1943 in Copenhagen harbour to prevent being forcibly taken by German forces. Submarine depot ship Henrik Gerner (1964–1975) Gallery Further reading Giødesen, P. F.:Mindeskrift: Henrik Gerner, Flådens fabriksmester, 1662-1676 Notes References Bibliography and external links Balsved's Danish Naval History in Danish (more complete than the English version) Christensen, Benny: Den Gode Hensigt Giødesen Mindeskrift om Henrik Gerner, Flaadens Fabrikmester by P. F. Giødesen, commander of the Naval Lieutenants Association Royal Danish Naval Museum in English Royal Danish Naval Museum Project Runeberg Both Gerners appear on the same page! T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) “Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den danske Søetat 1814-1932“. 18th-century Danish naval officers 18th-century Danish shipbuilders Royal Danish Naval Academy alumni People from Copenhagen 1742 births 1787 deaths