I have been a sailor for 37 years on both Danish- and foreign flag ships, as well as having served in the Royal Danish Navy.
Of course 37 years at sea have resulted in several "highlights" and "records" which are fun and interesting to think about, when going back to those glory days.

I have served onboard the "Jutlandia", - the fastest merchant ship on the oceans in those days, powered by the biggest diesel engine plant the world had ever seen.
(See link below!)

Also I have had the pleasure to have served on the "Emma Jebsen" , - the last Danish China trader,- and indeed -, possibly the last of all of the traditional China traders???
(See link below!)

Finally I have served on the most advanced and sophisticated chemical carrier of all times, - the "Stolt Capability".
It is more than doubtful if something similar will ever be built again in the future.

Being a sailor most of my life, has made me realize, that the many ships I have served on tell a fantastic story.
It is a story about ship development,- and indeed-, maritime history.

The 50 years covering the period from the fifties and up to the 21st. century has witnessed a tremendous and unbelievable development in ship types and naval architecture.
And it all went so incredible fast.

Some of the ship types we sail today, - like for example the huge container ships and the super sophisticated chemical tankers -, did not even exist when I started my seagoing career in the late sixties.

Likewise , - the ships I started out with in the sixties are gone today,- or at least extremely rare -, although you might be lucky to spot one once in a while when roaming around on the big oceans of the world.
They are the old dry cargo ships with the accomodation placed amidships,- crowned by a huge funnel-, and with cargo holds both forward and aft of the superstructure and a "forest" of mast and derricks - -
Some of them even had partly riveted hulls.

In the following,- I have chosen to show some of the great ships I have served on.
I will show types built with about 10 years intervals,- and you must admit, that it really is a very fast development you see.

But first I will show the ships I served on while in the Navy,- because those are the first ships I was ever "employed" on.
The very first one is the inspection vessel "Hvidbjørnen",- from the Royal Danish Navy.

Next I will show my second ship,- the survey vessel "SKA 4".
This is also a government ship managed and run by the Navy,- but belonging to "Søkortarkivet",
which is responsible for surveying the Danish waters and making charts.

Then come later ships,- each with a short description-,  in the order of the centennial
they represent:
 
 

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