List of active Royal Danish Navy ships

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Absalon (L16) with Lynx
Absalon-class
Iver Huitfeldt class frigate Air defence Frigate

This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy.

Overview[]

Class Type Number
of ships 		Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes) 		Speed
(knots) 		Photo
Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate Air Defence Frigate 3 Odense Staalskibsværft  Denmark 6,645 28 IVER 001.jpg
Absalon-class frigate 2 Odense Staalskibsværft  Denmark 6,600 24 L16 HDMS Absalon - 20070902.jpg
Thetis class Frigate[1] 4 Svendborg Skibsværft  Denmark 3,500 22 RDN F357 Thetis.jpg
Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel Patrol vessel 3 Karstensens Skibsværft  Denmark 1,720 17 P570 Knud Rasmussen.jpg
Environmental recovery vessels 2 Ørskov Christensen Stålskibsværft A/S  Denmark 1,660 12 HDMS Gunnar Thorson A560.jpgHDMS Gunnar Thorson (A560)
Diana-class patrol vessel Patrol vessel 6 Faaborg Værft A/S Karlskrona Varvet  Denmark 246 25 DIANA P520 01.jpgHDMS Diana (P520)
Multi-purpose vessel 6 Danish Yacht  Denmark 98 11 A 544 Alholm Bøjden 2009-05-31 1.jpg
Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels Diving support vessel 1 Danish Yacht  Denmark 450 30 Flyvefisken class P555 Støren
MHV 800-class Patrol and rescue vessel 17 Søby værft  Denmark unknown 12
MHV 900-class Patrol and rescue vessel 12 Søby værft  Denmark unknown 13
MHV RHIB RHIB 29 unknown  Denmark unknown 30
LCP2 (SB90E) LCP- SAR-Vessel
  • 4 x LCP-vessels used aboard the Absalon class command ship, modified with a weapons-station
  • 2 x SAR-vessels used aboard the Knud Rasmussen class patrol vessel, modified with ice-reinforcement and upgraded engines
 Storebro Bruks AB  Sweden Approx. 7.2t 42 Flyvefisken class P555 Støren

1st Squadron[]

Thetis (F357)
Thetis-class

Division 11[]

Division 19[]

Knud Rasmussen (P570)
Knud Ramussen-class

Royal Yacht[]

Cartography[]

2nd Squadron[]

Division 21[]

Division 22[]

Absalon (L16)
Absalon-class
  • Absalon-class frigates:
    • HDMS Absalon (F341)
    • HDMS Esbern Snare (F342)

MCM Denmark[]

MCM Denmark is a container based mine countermeasures concept, which can be deployed on Absalon-, Thetis-, , Knud Rasmussen- class, , chartered ships with container positions or ordinary trucks.[4][5]

  • (fitted for remote controlled mine sweeping):
    • HDMS Hirsholm (MSD5)
    • HDMS Saltholm (MSD6)
    • HDMS MSF1
    • HDMS MSF2
    • HDMS MSF3
    • HDMS MSF4
    • HDMS MRD1 (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup)
    • HDMS MRD2 (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup)
    • HDMS MRD3 (Laid up at Naval Base Frederikshavn)
    • HDMS MRD4 (In service as a tender at Naval Base Korsør)
    • HDMS MRD5 (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup)
    • HDMS MRD6 (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup)[6][7]

Diving Service[]

  • Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels:

3rd Squadron[]

Division 31[]

Freja (P521)
Diana-class

Division 32[]

Gunnar Thorson (A560)
Gunnar Thorson-class
  • ,
  • Miljø-class environmental protection vessels
    • HDMS Miljø 101 (Y340)
    • HDMS Miljø 102 (Y341)
    • HDMS Miljø 103 (Y342)
  • Transport-vessels (no class given):

Division 33[]

  • Svanen-class sail training ships
    • HDMS Svanen (Y101)
    • HDMS Thyra (Y102)
  • vessels:
    • HDMS Ertholm (A543)
    • HDMS Alholm (A544)

Vessels not organised in the squadrons[]

LCP2 (SB90E) in its hoist on Absalon (L16)
  • Storebro SB90E:
    • 4 LCP, Landing Craft Personnel; 10 troops, 4 stretchers or 2 tonnes of cargo for the Absalon-class
    • 2 SAR, Search and Rescue vessels for the Knud Rasmussen-class
  • VTS-class fast response vessels:
    • HDMS VTS-1
    • HDMS VTS-4
    • HDMS Lunden (Y343)
  • Arvak class station tenders
    • HDMS Arvak (Y344),
    • HDMS Alsin (Y345)

Plus a variety of RHIBs, smaller vessels as well as several Ro/Ro-vessels on a permanent charter.

Naval Home Guard[]

Though not a part of the Royal Danish Navy, Naval Home Guard vessels support the Danish Navy in a number of tasks.

Fænø (MHV906)
MHV900-class
    • Aldebaran (MHV801)
    • Carina (MHV802)
    • Aries (MHV803)
    • Andromeda (MHV804)
    • Gemini (MHV805)
    • Dubhe (MHV806)
    • Jupiter (MHV807)
    • Lyra (MHV808)
    • Antares (MHV809)
    • Luna (MHV810)
    • Apollo (MHV811)
    • Hercules (MHV812)
    • Baunen (MHV813)
    • Budstikken (MHV814)
    • Kureren (MHV815)
    • Patrioten (MHV816)
    • Partisan (MHV817)
    • Sabotøren (MHV851) (ex-MHV818, hull extended to the size of MHV900 class and the pennantnumber changed to reflect this)
  • MHV900 class patrol boats,
    • Enø (MHV901)
    • Manø (MHV902)
    • Hjortø (MHV903)
    • Lyø (MHV904)
    • Askø (MHV905)
    • Fænø (MHV906)
    • Hvidsteen (MHV907)
    • Brigaden (MHV908)
    • Speditøren (MHV909)
    • Ringen (MHV910)
    • Bopa (MHV911)
    • Holger Danske (MHV912)

Notable historical vessels[]

See also[]

  • Dano-Norwegian Navy

References[]

  1. ^ "Thetis Class - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com.
  2. ^ "Fregatter". Archived from the original on April 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "Names on new frigates". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kommandostrygning på det sidste skib af FLYVEFISKEN-klassen" (in Danish). Admiral Danish Fleet. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ (March 2011). "Minerydning: Ekspertisen skal fastholdes" (PDF). Forsvaret: 12–13. Retrieved 2012-02-02.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009
  7. ^ "Flådens Historie - Danish Naval History". www.navalhistory.dk.
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