Harbour Flags and Port Authorities (Denmark)

Last modified: 2025-07-19 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Aarhus Havn
• Fredrikshavn Port
• Gilleleje Harbour
• København Free Port Ensign
• København Harbour Police
• Odense Havnevæsen

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Aarhus Havn

The flag was blue with a yellow anchor in pale.
Source:
Source: Danmarks Skibsliste 1953, p.262 rnr.108
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2025

Fredrikshavn Port

The square flag is white with centred logo, consisting of three waves of blue-green-blue, increasing to top, and beneth an inscription of black initials "PORT OF FREDERIKSHAVN", the word "OF" is smaller and underlined.
Source: Danish Broadcasting webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2025

Gilleleje Harbour

The square flag is blue with a white centred inscription “Gilleleje/Havn” and an irregular wavy white bottom edge.
Source: I spotted this flag on 10 June 2016 in the harbour of Gilleleje.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2021

København Free Port Ensign

The flag of the Free Port of Copenhagen was introduced by Royal resolution of 5 November 1894 and is still listed in Pedersen´s (1979) Verdens flagg i farger (Oslo, 1979) (Norwegian edition).
Paige Herring 23 April 1998
Golden initial "F" (standing for frei = free?) in the canton of the state ensign.
Željko Heimer, 1 June 2004

København Harbour Police

The state flag defaced in the canton with letters "HP" topped with a yellow crown. "HP" stands for "HAVNEPOLITIET" (English: The Harbour Police).
Željko Heimer and Hugh Jenkins, 25 May 2004

Odense Havnevæsen

The pennant was red with a yellow fleur-de-lis in French style.
Source:
Source: Danmarks Skibsliste 1953, p.261 rnr.97
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2021

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