Warship Wednesday 10 June 2026: Tough Trolle

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger. If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 10 June 2026: One Tough Trolle Via the National Library of Norway Above we see the class-leading Danish kystforsvarsskibet Herluf Trolle some 120 years ago this month at the coronation of Prince Carl of Denmark and his wife as King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway on 22 June 1906 in Trondheim, Norway. A ship of peace, Herluf Trolle had a long, quiet career, save for some tense wartime service, but is nonetheless a fascinating subject. The Trolles In the 1890s, Denmark was in need of a new, modern navy with…