Before 1924, it was an integral part of the naval base at Holmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

[1] Orlogsværftet delivered its last newly built vessel in 1970, the submarine Nordkaperen,[2] and continued as a repair yard until 1995—[3] when the navy was moved out of Copenhagen to Korsør and Frederikshavn.

[1][4] In the 20th century, the ship yard also produced a smaller number of civilian vessels; including ferrys for the Danish State Railways, boats for the Royal Danish Mail and a single ship for GN Store Nord.

After the navy purchased two Donnet-Leveque Flying Boats in 1913, the machines were improved in the workshops at Orlogsværftet, following poor performance in the initial flights.

Following this effort the workshops produced a series of 8 flying boats powered by the imported 80 HP Gnome engines, serving until 1919.