Tordenskjold was a torpedo ram built for the Royal Danish Navy in the early 1880s.

The engines were rated at a total of 2,600 indicated horsepower (1,900 kW) and gave the ship a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).

[3] Tordenskjold carried a maximum of 170 long tons (173 t) of coal that gave her a range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph).

[3] The ram's main battery consisted of a single 35.5 cm MRK L/25 gun.

[3] Tordenskjold, named for Vice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold, victor in the 1716 Battle of Dynekilen during the Great Northern War,[4] was laid down on 5 June 1879 by the Orlogsværftet in Copenhagen, launched on 30 September 1880 and commissioned on 29 September 1882.