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There are no harbours or marinas in Billund, but we do have a naval dockyard.
Vorbasse Naval Dockyard The first battleship visited the town briefly way back in 1924. It was not until later, though, that the naval presence became more permanent, first with the corvette LABRI in 1984 and then with a Russian submarine in 1990. The corvette is launched every year on Easter Eve amid great festivities. The submarine disappeared during renovation work in 2003, but subsequently resurfaced at Vorbasse Camping. Professor Labri and the Naval Dockyard Who christened the village pond Vorbasse Naval Dockyard is not known precisely. The name might have been coined by the famous vagabond and street performer Professor Labri (1863-1935), who visited Vorbasse each year in connection with the annual market. Or the name might have originated during the war in 1864, when there was a skirmish between Danish dragoons and Prussian hussars a couple of kilometres south of Vorbasse. The dragoons were gathered by the village pond when word arrived that the Prussians were approaching Vorbasse. The dragoons then charged the enemy and won the battle. And some claim that the village pond has been known as Vorbasse Naval Dockyard ever since. But wherever the truth lies, there is no doubt that it was Professor Labri who made the name famous. It is therefore entirely justified that the ship in the dockyard bears his name and that the VORBASSE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION erected a sculpture at the marketplace in 1975 in memory of this colourful character.
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