List of active Royal Danish Navy ships
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/L16_Absalon_with_Lynx.jpg/220px-L16_Absalon_with_Lynx.jpg)
Absalon-class
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Template:Sclass- | Air defence frigate | 3 | Odense Staalskibsværft | ![]() |
6,645 | 28 | ![]() |
Template:Sclass- | Combat support ship, frigate-type | 2 | Odense Staalskibsværft | ![]() |
6,600 | 24 | ![]() |
Template:Sclass- | Frigate[1] | 4 | Svendborg Skibsværft | ![]() |
3,500 | 22 | ![]() |
Template:Sclass- | Patrol vessel | 3 | Karstensens Skibsværft | ![]() |
1,720 | 17 | ![]() |
Sea Supply class environmental protection vessel | Environmental recovery vessels | 2 | Ørskov Christensen Stålskibsværft A/S | ![]() |
1,660 | 12 | ![]() |
Diana-class patrol vessel | Patrol vessel | 6 | Faaborg Værft A/S Karlskrona Varvet | ![]() |
246 | 25 | ![]() |
Holm-class patrol vessel | Patrol vessel | 6 | Danish Yacht | ![]() |
98 | 11 | ![]() |
1st Squadron
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/RDN_F357_Thetis.jpg/220px-RDN_F357_Thetis.jpg)
Thetis-class
Division 11
Division 13
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Danish_Vessel_P521.jpg/220px-Danish_Vessel_P521.jpg)
Diana-class
Division 14
- Svanen-class sail training ships
- HDMS Svanen (Y101)
- HDMS Thyra (Y102)
- Holm class vessels:
- HDMS Ertholm (A543)
- HDMS Alholm (A544)
Division 15
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ice_breakers_Danbj%C3%B8rn%2C_Isbj%C3%B8rn_and_Thorbj%C3%B8rn_in_Frederikshavn.jpg/220px-Ice_breakers_Danbj%C3%B8rn%2C_Isbj%C3%B8rn_and_Thorbj%C3%B8rn_in_Frederikshavn.jpg)
- Danbjørn-class icebreakers:
- Thorbjørn-class icebreaker:
Division 16
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/HDMS_Gunnar_Thorson_A560.jpg/220px-HDMS_Gunnar_Thorson_A560.jpg)
Gunnar Thorson-class
- Sea Supply-class environmental protection vessels,
- Sea Truck-class environmental protection vessels
- Miljø-class environmental protection vessels
- HDMS Miljø 102 (Y341)
Division 17
- Sea Supply-class environmental protection vessels,
- Sea Truck-class environmental protection vessels
- HDMS Miljø-class environmental protection vessels
- HDMS Miljø 101 (Y340)
- Lægtvand-class environmental protection vessel
- HDMS Miljø 103 (Y342)
Division 19
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/P570_Knud_Rasmussen.jpg/220px-P570_Knud_Rasmussen.jpg)
Knud Ramussen-class
Outside divisions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/RDN_A541_Birkholm.jpg/220px-RDN_A541_Birkholm.jpg)
Holm-class
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kongeskibet.jpg/220px-Kongeskibet.jpg)
- Transport-vessels (no class given):
- Holm class multirole boats (fitted for cartography):
- Cartography vessels of the SKA-class:
- HDMS SKA-12
- HDMS SKA-16
- Cartography vessels of the O-class:
- HDMS O-1
- HDMS O-2
- Royal Yacht (no class given):
2nd Squadron
Division 21
Division 22
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/L16_-_ABSL.jpg/220px-L16_-_ABSL.jpg)
Absalon-class
- Template:Sclass- command and support ships:
MCM Denmark
MCM Denmark is a container based mine countermeasures concept, which can be deployed on Absalon-, Thetis-, Sea Supply-, Knud Rasmussen- class, HDMS Sleipner, chartered ships with container positions or ordinary trucks.[4][5]
- Holm class multirole boats (fitted for remote controlled mine sweeping):
- HDMS Hirsholm (MSD5)
- HDMS Saltholm (MSD6)
- MSF-class drone minehunters
- HDMS MSF1
- HDMS MSF2
- HDMS MSF3
- HDMS MSF4
- MRD-class drone minehunters
- 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]
Vessels not organised in the squadrons
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RDN_LCP2_SRC90E.jpg/220px-RDN_LCP2_SRC90E.jpg)
- 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
- MHV90 class patrol boats
- 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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MHV_906_-_Faenoe.jpg/220px-MHV_906_-_Faenoe.jpg)
MHV900-class
- MHV800 class patrol boats
- 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
References
- ^ http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/thetis/
- ^ Fregatter Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Names on new frigates Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
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- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009
- ^ http://www.navalhistory.dk/