Thetis class (Danish Navy)
Thetis class | |
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Silhouette of class |
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Overview | |
Type | Inspection ship |
units | HDMS Thetis (F357) HDMS Triton (F358) |
Shipyard |
Svendborg Skibsværft A / S |
Namesake | Sea nymph Thetis |
period of service |
since 1991 |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
3,500 t |
length |
112.5 meters |
width |
14.40 meters |
Draft |
6.00 meters |
crew |
60 |
drive |
2 shafts |
speed |
20.8 knots |
Range |
8,500 nm at 15.5 kn |
Armament |
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helicopter |
1 × Westland Lynx |
Radar / Sonar |
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ECM |
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The Thetis-class is a class of frigate- sized inspection vessels in service by the Danish Navy since 1991. The four ships were built by Svendborg Skibsværft A / S in Svendborg on Funen .
history
The four ships of the Danish Navy entered service in 1991 and 1992. Among other things, they are used for coastal protection off Greenland and Iceland . In order to enable year-round use also in northern latitudes, the ships of the Thetis class can break ice up to a thickness of 80 cm.
The somewhat unusually classified ships of the Thetis class are based on a design with a wide range of uses. The ships have the opportunity to take on tasks of the coast guard , carry out operations in the Arctic Ocean and also take part in combat tasks within the framework of NATO . In 2009, the Thetis was the command ship of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1), NATO's permanent mine defense association.
The ships are the third largest in the Danish Navy , after those of the Absalon class and the Iver Huitfeldt class .
Naming
The Thetis , the Triton and the Vædderen ( Danish : Aries (constellation) ) were all named after symbols of Norse mythology , only the Hvidbjørnen (outdated Danish: polar bear ) was named in honor of the native animal in Greenland.
units
Identifier | Surname | Keel laying | Launch | In service | Callsign | Godfather |
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F357 | HDMS Thetis | October 10, 1988 | July 14, 1989 | July 1, 1991 | OUEU | Frederik of Denmark |
F358 | HDMS Triton | June 27, 1989 | March 16, 1990 | 2nd December 1991 | OUEN | Poul Schlueter , Prime Minister of Denmark |
F359 | HDMS Vædderen | March 19, 1990 | December 21, 1990 | June 9, 1992 | OUEW | Atli Dam , Prime Minister of Faroe Islands |
F360 | HDMS Hvidbjørnen | 2nd January 1991 | October 11, 1991 | November 30, 1992 | OUEX | Lars-Emil Johansen , Prime Minister of Greenland |
literature
- Stephen Sounders: Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group 2005, USA.
Web links
- naval-technology.com, " Thetis Class Frigates, Denmark ", SPG Media Limited, 2008, accessed January 31, 2008
- " THETIS-klassen (1991–) " (dan) Flåden's history ... The history of the Danish Navy, accessed January 31, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ " THETIS-klassen (1991–) ( Memento of April 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )", Flådens Historie ... Danish Naval History, 2008 (accessed January 15, 2009)
- ^ Naval Technology: Thetis Class, Denmark. Retrieved August 19, 2013 .
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org : Thetis / Stanflex 3000. Retrieved August 19, 2013 .
- ↑ Stephen Sounders: Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group 2005, USA, p. 171.
- ^ Navy press and information center: Minesweeper clears ammunition off the coast of France. German Navy, May 5, 2009, accessed June 20, 2009 .