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and N aval A rs e n a l, w hich latter occupies of itself
one o f th e sm all islands.
Close to N y h o lm , in the N o rth ern and w idest
p a rt o f the h a rb o u r, lies the
Danish Fleet,
se
p a rated from th e ch ann el by a n arrow floating
bridge 3 0 0 0 ft. long.
In C h ristia n slia v n , opposite G am m e lh o lm , is
the
Dock
, in w hich the larg est ships are repaired.
It w as b uilt by
Dumreicher
in 1 7 3 9 , b u t its
im prov ed arra n g em e n t is due to th e genius o f
Henrik Gerner,
w ho inv ented and applied the
p um p s h e re used.
T h e w o rk s consist o f 11
c h a in -p u m p s, w hich, by th e aid o f h o rse-p ow er (8
horses) can in a sh o rt tim e draw off all the w ater,
th u s ren d erin g it a d ry dock.
A sm aller pum p,
im p ro v ed b y C apt.
P. M. Tuxen,
(w orked by 2
horses), clears the dock o f w a ste -w ate r &c. B u t it
is in co ntem plation to form a larg er d o ck , w hen
ste am -p ow e r w ill be used for th e above objects.
O f th e o th er buildings p ertain ing to the N avy,
it is only n ecessary to m ention the
ProvianUjaard
(V ictualling -yard ) situate in the T oiliuusgade, w hence
p ro v isio n s are d elivered for the m en in regular
em ploy, and from w hich the ships are supplied.