HDMS Ravnen

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Sistership HDMS Storen
History
Naval Ensign of Denmark.svgDenmark
NameRavnen
Namesake Raven in Danish
Builder Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched1994
Commissioned7 October 1994
Decommissioned7 October 2010
Identification Hull number: P560
FateSold to Portugal
Flag of Portugal (official).svgPortugal
NameDouro
AcquiredOctober 2014
Commissioned2015
Identification Hull number: P591
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1] [2] [3]
Class & type Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried
1x RHIB
Complement19
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Furuno navigation radar
  • Terma Scanter mil surface radar
  • 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament

NRP Douro (P591) (ex-HDMS Ravnen (P560)) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. Since 2015 she is in service with the Portuguese Navy.

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History

She is the fourth ship from series 2 of the Flyvefisken class, which is also known as the Standardflex 300 or SF300 class. She was launched in 1994, with the commissioning taking place on 7 October 1994.

In October 2014, Ravnen was sold to the Portuguese Navy together with four other ships of the class. She was renamed Douro. After a refit she was commissioned in 2015.

References

  1. "Flyvefisken Class (SF 300)". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. "RAVNEN (1994- )" (in Danish). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. "Flyvefiskenklasse patrouilleschepen" (in Dutch). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.