HDMS Niels Juel (F363)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Niels Juel.

HDMS Niels Juel entering Harstad on 22 June 2018
History
Denmark
Name	Niels Juel
Namesake	Niels Juel
Builder	Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense
Laid down	22 December 2009
Launched	21 December 2010
Commissioned	7 November 2011
Homeport	Korsør
Identification	MMSI number: 219105000 Callsign: OVVC Pennant number: F363
Motto	Nec Temere, Nec Timide (Neither random nor timidly)
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Notes	The three ship class have shared characteristics. Main article: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate § Design

HDMS Niels Juel (F363) is an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Niels Juel, a 17th-century Danish admiral.

Design

Main article: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate § Design

The design is shared across the three ship class.

Construction and service history

The frigate was laid down on 22 December 2009 and launched on 21 December 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, at Odense. The vessel was commissioned on 7 November 2011.

From 7 May to 13 May 2022, Niels Juel took part in Exercise Mjolner 2022 held in the Arctic region. The vessel conducted its first launches of the SM-2 missiles.

Gallery

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  HDMS Niels Juel at Korsør on 16 May 2015.
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  HDMS Niels Juel at Langeliniekaj on 20 January 2018.
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  HDMS Niels Juel at Harstad on 22 June 2018.
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  HDMS Niels Juel underway in Red Sea on 15 April 2019.

See also

• HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361)
• HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362)