Absalon (L 16)
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 Absalon (L 16) |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Command and support ship |
| Shipyard |
Odense Staalskibsværft |
| Namesake | Absalon from Lund |
| period of service |
since 2007 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
6600 ts |
| length |
137.6 meters |
| width |
19.5 meters |
| Draft |
6.3 meters |
| drive |
2 × MTU 8000 M70 engines with 8,200 kW each |
| speed |
24 knots |
| Range |
9,000 nm (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km / h) |
| Armament |
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| helicopter |
1 × AgustaWestland EH101 or 2 × Westland Lynx |
The Absalon (L 16) is a command and support ship of the Danish Navy and the lead ship of the Absalon class .
history
Anti-pirate operations off Somalia
In early December 2008, the rescued Absalon around 90 nautical miles from the Yemeni coast from pirates from distress. The pirates had been floating on the water for eight days because of an engine breakdown. "After they pulled the pirates out of the water, the Danish marines sank their boat in which they had found four anti-tank missiles, among other things."
At the beginning of January 2012, the warship rescued 14 hostages from a captured fishing vessel. In addition, 25 alleged pirates were arrested. The hostages were Iranians and Pakistanis .
In another anti-pirate operation in late February, two hostages were killed when the warship set fire to a pirate ship to stop it leaving Somali coastal waters. 16 other hostages from Iran and Pakistan were released. 17 alleged pirates are also said to have been on board the pirate ship.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ " Pirates are causing unrest again in the Gulf of Aden ( Memento from December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )", Tagesschau.de, December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
- ↑ Pirates: Danish Navy frees Iranian hostages , Münchner Merkur , January 8, 2012. Accessed February 28, 2012.
- ↑ Two hostages killed during anti-pirate operation , Focus , February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.