HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362)

	HDMS Peter Willemoes entering Copenhagen on 18 August 2012
History
Denmark
Name	Peter Willemoes
Namesake	Peter Willemoes
Builder	Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense
Laid down	12 March 2009
Launched	21 December 2010
Commissioned	21 June 2011
Homeport	Korsør
Identification	MMSI number: 219104000; Callsign: OVVB; Pennant number: F362;
Motto	Tapperhed ærer, Feighed vanærer!; (Bravery honors, Cowardice dishonors!);
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate
Displacement	6,645 tonnes (full load)
Length	138.7 m (455 ft)
Beam	19.75 m (64.8 ft)
Draft	5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion	Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8,2 MW each; Two shafts, CODAD;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,300 nautical miles (17,200 km; 10,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	165
Crew	117
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar; 1 Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band); 1 Terma SCANTER 6000 surveillance and helicopter guidance radar; Atlas ASO 94 hull mounted sonar; 2 Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars; ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	8 × 6-barrelled Terma MK 137 130 mm decoy launchers; Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC;
Armament	32 × Mk 41 VLS with up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles ; 24 × Mk 56 VLS with up to 24 RIM-162 ESSM; 8–16 × Harpoon Block II SSM; 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS; 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm; 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-60R
Aviation facilities	Hanger and helipad

HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362) is a Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Peter Willemoes, a 17th-century Danish officer.

Design[]

The class is built on the experience gained from the Absalon-class support ships, and by reusing the basic hull design of the Absalon class the Royal Danish Navy have been able to construct the Iver Huitfeldt class considerably cheaper than comparable ships.^[4]

The frigates are compatible with the Danish Navy's StanFlex modular mission payload system used in the Absalons, and are designed with slots for six modules. Each of the four stanflex positions on the missile deck is able to accommodate either the Mark 141 8-cell Harpoon launcher module, or the 12-cell Mark 56 ESSM VLS.^[5] The Peter Willemoes passed the British Flag Officer Sea Training test in 2015.^[6]

While the Absalon-class ships are primarily designed for command and support roles, with a large ro-ro deck, the three new Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates will be equipped for an air defence role with Standard Missiles, and the potential to use Tomahawk cruise missiles,^[7] a first for the Danish Navy.

The ships were constructed in blocks in Estonia and Lithuania. These blocks were then towed to the Odense Steel Shipyard where they were assembled.^[3]

Construction and career[]

She was laid down on 12 March 2009 and launched on 21 December 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense. Commissioned on 21 June 2011.

On 18 February 2017, she came alongside USS George H.W. Bush as the aircraft carrier was replenishing with USNS Supply.^[8]

Peter Willemoes transits the Gulf of Aden while on patrol on 24 April 2019.^[9]

Gallery[]

HDMS Peter Willemoes fitting out on 8 November 2011.
HSwMS Karlstad next to HDMS Peter Willemoes in 2014.
HDMS Peter Willemoes at Aura River on 31 August 2014.
HDMS Peter Willemoes at Aura River on 31 August 2014.
HDMS Peter Willemoes, USS Mount Whitney and HMS Bulwark underway on 29 October 2015.
HDMS Peter Willemoes underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 September 2019.
HDMS Peter Willemoes and USS George H.W. Bush underway on 16 September 2019.
HDMS Peter Willemoes, USS George H.W. Bush and USNS Supply underway on 16 September 2019.

References[]

^ http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/valcon/OMT1/IverHuitfeldtClass/TheIverHuitfeldtClassMaerskBroker/
^ Muradian, Vago (2016-11-29). "Design Philosophy of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigates". Defense & Aerospace Report.
^ ^a ^b "Nu hedder det fregatter".
^ Danish Newspaper article on the Iver Huitfeldt class of frigates.
^ Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.
^ "Willemoes i superligaen". Danish Defence. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ Article in July 2008 issue of Defence Technology International describes new frigates
^ Laird, Robbin (2018-10-16). "The Way Ahead in Shipbuilding: The Perspective of Admiral (Retired) Nils Wang". Second Line of Defense. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
^ "World Navies Report: Denmark". MarineLink. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

External links[]

[1] ttp://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/valcon/OMT1/IverHuitfeldtClass/TheIverHuitfeldtClassMaerskBroker/

[2] Muradian, Vago (2016-11-29). "Design Philosophy of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigates". Defense & Aerospace Report.

[navalhistory.dk-3] "Nu hedder det fregatter".

[4] Danish Newspaper article on the Iver Huitfeldt class of frigates.

[Wertheim153-5] Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.

[6] "Willemoes i superligaen". Danish Defence. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[7] Article in July 2008 issue of Defence Technology International describes new frigates

[8] Laird, Robbin (2018-10-16). "The Way Ahead in Shipbuilding: The Perspective of Admiral (Retired) Nils Wang". Second Line of Defense. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[9] "World Navies Report: Denmark". MarineLink. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

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Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates
Iver Huitfeldt Peter Willemoes Niels Juel
Preceded by: Niels Juel class Followed by: None
List of active Royal Danish Navy ships