List of active Royal Danish Navy ships
This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy.[1]
Current Fleet
[edit]Navy fleet
[edit]Combat fleet
[edit]Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
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Frigates (9) | ||||||||||
Absalon class | 2 | ![]() |
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ASW Frigate | Absalon | F341 | 2004 | Odense Staalskibsværft | 6,600 tonnes | [2][3]
Flexible mission capabilities through modules[4]. (naval warfare, land attack, , command ship, hospital ship, disaster relief) |
Esbern Snare | F342 | 2005 | ||||||||
Iver Huitfeldt class | 3 | ![]() |
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Air-defence frigate | Iver Huitfeldt | F361 | 2011 | Odense Staalskibsværft | 6,645 tonnes | [5][3]
Flexible mission capabilities through modules[4]. (naval warfare, land attack, , command ship, hospital ship, disaster relief) |
Peter Willemoes | F362 | 2011 | ||||||||
Niels Juel | F363 | 2011 | ||||||||
Thetis class
Stanflex 3000 |
4 | ![]() |
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Oceanic patrol frigate | Thetis | F357 | 1991 | Svendborg Skibsværft | 3,500 tonnes | [6][3]
To be replaced by a frigate with ASW capacity.[7] |
Triton | F358 | 1991 | ||||||||
Vædderen | F359 | 1992 | ||||||||
Hvidbjørnen | F360 | 1992 | ||||||||
Offshore patrol vessels (9) | ||||||||||
Knud Rasmussen class | 3 | ![]() |
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Arctic patrol ships | Knud Rasmussen | P570 | 2008 | Karstensens Skibsværft | 1,720 tonnes | [4][3] |
Ejnar Mikkelsen | P571 | 2009 | ||||||||
Lauge Koch | P572 | 2017 | ||||||||
Diana class | 6 | ![]() |
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Patrol vessel | Diana | P520 | 2007 | Faaborg Værft A/S Karlskrona Varvet | 246 tonnes | [3] |
Freja | P521 | 2007 | ||||||||
Havfruen | P522 | 2008 | ||||||||
Najaden | P523 | 2008 | ||||||||
Nymfen | P524 | 2009 | ||||||||
Rota | P525 | 2009 | ||||||||
Light boats | ||||||||||
SB90E class | 4 | ![]() |
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Landing Craft Personnel | – | LCP1 | 2003
– 2004 |
Storebro Bruk | 7.2 tonnes | [8]
Used with Absalon class |
– | LCP2 | |||||||||
– | LCP3 | |||||||||
– | LCP4 | |||||||||
2 | Illustration, same variant, fully orange |
Search and rescue boat | Dagmar | SAR1 | 2007 | Used with Knud Rasmussen class, modified with ice-reinforcements and upgraded engines. | ||||
Naja | SAR2 | 2007 | ||||||||
MHV RHIB | 29 | – | ![]() |
RHIB
Rigid-hulled inflatable boats |
– | – | – | – | – | – |
Mine warfare ships (6) | ||||||||||
Holm class | 2 | ![]() |
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Minesweeper | Hirsholm | MSD5 | 2007 | Danish yacht | 125 tonnes | [9] |
Saltholm | MSD6 | 2008 | ||||||||
MSF class
Mindre standardfartøj |
4 | ![]() |
Remote controlled mine-sweeping drones | – | MSF1 | 1998 | Danyard | 125 tonnes | [10] | |
– | MSF2 | 1998 | ||||||||
– | MSF3 | 1999 | ||||||||
– | MSF4 | 1999 |
Auxiliary ships
[edit]Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
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Logistic support | ||||||||||
Sleipner class | 1 | ![]() |
Logistic support ship | Sleipner | A559 | 1986 | Åbenrå Shipyard A/S | 465 tonnes | [1][11][12] | |
Stena 4Runner I class | 1 | ![]() |
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RO/RO | Ark Forwarder | A98 | 2007 | Societa Esercizio Cantieri | 21,104 tonnes | Launched in 1998, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force .[13] |
– | 1 | ![]() |
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RO/RO | Tor Dania | – | 2007 | Societé Metallurgique & Navale Dunkerque-Normandie | 21,491 tonnes | Launched in 1978, rebuilt in 1995, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force .[14] |
– | 1 | ![]() |
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RO/RO | Tor Futura | – | 2004 | Cantiere Navale Visentini | 18,469 tonnes | Launched in 1996, chartered by Danish Navy since 2004 as part of NATO Response Force .[15] |
Diving vessels (1) | ||||||||||
Flyvefisken class
SF300 – Serie 3 |
1 | ![]() |
Diving support vessel | Søløven | Y311
(former P563) |
1996 | Danyard | 487 tonnes | [16]
Surveillance diving support since 2012 | |
Research vessels | ||||||||||
Supply class | 2 | ![]() |
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Environmental protection vessel | Gunnar Thorson | A560 | 1996 | Ørskov Christensen Stålskibsværft A/S | 1,660 tonnes | [1] |
Gunnar Seidenfaden | A561 | 1996 | ||||||||
Holm class | 2 | ![]() |
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Hydrographical survey craft | Birkholm | A541 | 2006 | Danish yacht | 125 tonnes | [1] |
Fyrholm | A542 | 2006 | ||||||||
Seatruck class | 2 | ![]() |
Environmental protection vessel | Mette-Miljø | A562 | 1996 | Carl B Hoffmann A/S (Esbjerg) | 247 tonnes | [17][18] | |
Marie-Miljø | A564 | |||||||||
Miljø class | 3 | ![]() |
Environmental protection vessel | Miljø 101 | Y340 | 1996 | Eivinds plasticjolle- og bådeværft | 16 tonnes | [19] | |
Miljø 102 | Y341 | 1996 | ||||||||
Miljø 103 | Y342 | 2008 | ||||||||
Training vessels (2) | ||||||||||
Holm class | 2 | ![]() |
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Training boat | Ertholm | A543 | 2006 | Danish yacht | 159 tonnes | [1]
2 training boats (HOLM class) 2 hydrographical survey craft (HOLM class) |
Alholm | A544 | 2007 | ||||||||
Tugboats | ||||||||||
Arvak class | 2 | ![]() |
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Tugboat | Arvak | Y344 | 2002 | Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadebyggeri | – | [20] |
Alsin | Y345 | 2002 | ||||||||
– | 2 | ![]() |
– | Harbour tugboat | Balder | – | 1983 | Assens Skibsværft | 32 tonnes | [21] |
Hermod | – | 1983 |
Home guard
[edit]Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
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Patrol and SAR vessels (29) | ||||||||||
MHV 800 class | 17 | ![]() |
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Patrol and rescue vessel | Aldebaraan | MHV801 | 1992 | Søby Værft | 83 tonnes | [22] |
Carina | MHV802 | 1992 | ||||||||
Aries | MHV803 | 1993 | ||||||||
Andromeda | MHV804 | 1993 | ||||||||
Gemini | MHV805 | 1994 | ||||||||
Dubhe | MHV806 | 1994 | ||||||||
Jupiter | MHV807 | 1994 | ||||||||
Lyra | MHV808 | 1995 | ||||||||
Antares | MHV809 | 1995 | ||||||||
Luna | MHV810 | 1996 | ||||||||
Apollo | MHV811 | 1996 | ||||||||
Hercules | MHV812 | 1997 | ||||||||
Baunen | MHV813 | 1997 | ||||||||
Budstikken | MHV814 | 1998 | ||||||||
Kureren | MHV815 | 1999 | ||||||||
Patrioten | MHV816 | 2000 | ||||||||
Partisan | MHV817 | 2000 | ||||||||
MHV900 class | 12 | ![]() |
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Patrol and rescue vessel | Enø | MHV901 | 2003 | Søby Værft | 87 tonnes | [23] |
Manø | MHV902 | 2004 | ||||||||
Hjortø | MHV903 | 2005 | ||||||||
Lyø | MHV904 | 2005 | ||||||||
Askø | MHV905 | 2006 | ||||||||
Fænø | MHV906 | 2007 | ||||||||
Hvidsten | MHV907 | 2008 | ||||||||
Brigaden | MHV908 | 2008 | ||||||||
Speditøren | MHV909 | 2009 | ||||||||
Ringen | MHV910 | 2009 | ||||||||
Bopa | MHV911 | 2009 | ||||||||
Holger Danske | MHV912 | 2011 |
Royal yacht fleet
[edit]Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
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Yacht | ||||||||||
– | 1 | ![]() |
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Royal Yacht | Dannebrog | A540 | 1932 | Orlogsverftet | 1,238 tonnes | [1]
Can participate to surveillance and sea-rescue missions |
Sailing yachts | ||||||||||
– | 2 | – | ![]() Illustration comparable vessel |
Sailing vessel | Svanen | Y101 | – | – | – | [1] |
Thyra | Y102 | – |
Future fleet
[edit]On order
[edit]Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
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Offshore patrol vessels | ||||||||
MPV80 class | 6 | ![]() |
– | Modular
offshore patrol vessel and Research vessels |
2029 | Odense Maritime Technology, Terma | 1,100 tonnes [24] | Agreement signed in June 2023 for the development of the ships.[25] |
Planned future fleet
[edit]Submarines
[edit]In June 2023, Denmark announced considering to reintroduce submarines into its navy. The need to secure the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea justifies this consideration.[26] An alternative mentioned by Denmark would be a close cooperation with allies.[27]
Surface combat fleet
[edit]In May 2024, several ministries and industry representatives unveiled a report for the long term strategy of the Danish Navy.[28][29] The plan is focusing on a 20-25 year time period. During that period, 15 frigates and offshore patrol vessels would need to be acquired, and 40 lighter vessels would be needed.
Denmark is considering its options regarding the future replacement of the Thetis class and the Absalon class.[30] A potential successor of the Thetis class was unveiled in September 2023 by OSK Design, the Arctic Frigate. The Danish Navy mentioned that it would need the successor of the Thetis to enter service in 2032.[31]
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- ^ "TOR FUTURA (2004- ), Roll-on/Roll-off Ship". navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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- ^ "MILJØ 101 (1996- ), Miljøskib". www.navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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