HDMS Danbjørn

{{Infobox ship begin}} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:Ice breakers Danbjørn, Isbjørn and Thorbjørn in Frederikshavn.jpg |Ship caption=HDMS Danbjørn with Thorbjørn in Frederikshavn }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Denmark |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Denmark|naval}} |Ship name=Danbjørn |Ship owner=Royal Danish Navy |Ship operator=Royal Danish Navy |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Odense Stålskibsværft A/S, Frederikshavn |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=171 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=1965 |Ship completed= |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service=With Royal Danish Navy since January 1, 1996 |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|6421919}} {{MMSI Number|219306000}} Callsign: OUDN pennant number: A551 |Ship fate=Sold for scrap in 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/aalborg/isbrydere-blev-kaldt-oejebae-nu-er-koeberen-afsloeret|title=Isbrydere blev kaldt 'øjebæ': Nu er køberen afsløret|language=da|publisher=TV2 Nord|date=7 August 2023|accessdate=7 August 2023}} |Ship notes=International call sign OUDN }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Icebreaker |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= 3,685 tons |Ship length=76.8 m |Ship beam=17.10 m |Ship height= |Ship draught=8.00 m |Ship draft= |Ship depth=6.1 m |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=11,880 HPS |Ship propulsion=8.679 KW |Ship speed=18 knots |Ship capacity= |Ship crew=25 (accommodation for 34) |Ship notes= }}

HDMS Danbjørn (sometimes referred to as Danbjoern) was a Danish icebreaker built for breaking and reporting ice in the sea for Danish Ice Service in 1965.{{cite web|title=Danbjorn Specs|url=http://forsvaret.dk/SOK/eng/About/Ships/Pages/33dnbj.aspx}} Originally operated by the Ministry of Industrial Affairs, it was incorporated into the Royal Danish Navy on January 1, 1996. Danbjørn was crewed by naval personnel throughout its history.{{cite web|title=Danbjorn on Naval History|url=http://www.navalhistory.dk/english/TheShips/D/Danbjoern%281996%29.htm}}

The ship's mission was to assist shipping to and from Danish ports among these the most important supply and export ports, during ice conditions in the Danish waters within the Skaw.{{cite web|title=Danbjorn on Danish Navy Fleet|url=http://forsvaret.dk/SOK/eng/National/Ice/Pages/default.aspx}} The shipping was assisted as close as possible to their port of destination where the remaining icebreaking is taken over by the port’s own icebreaking resources. Assistance is given according to the following priority:{{cite web|title=Danbjorn ice service|url=http://forsvaret.dk/SOK/eng/National/Ice/Pages/default.aspx}}

• Ships in distress.
• Ships transporting live animals.
• Ships transporting passengers.
• Ships transporting cargoes of special importance.
• All ships in need.

The action from Danbjørn was seen each winter from December 15 to March 31, along with Isbjørn.{{cite web|title=Ice Breaking Service|url=http://forsvaret.dk/SOK/eng/National/Ice/Breaking/Pages/default.aspx}}

The icebreaker was sold for scrap in 2023 after a long lay-up. The icebreaker was previously used in Danish waters in the winter of 1995–1996 and in Swedish waters in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/dansk-isbrytare-till-svenska-vatten/|title=Dansk isbrytare till svenska vatten|language=sv|work=Sjöfartstidningen|date=13 March 2006|accessdate=10 November 2023}}