HDMS Skaden (P561)

HDMS Skaden
History
Denmark
Name	Skaden
Namesake	Eurasian magpie in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched	1994
Commissioned	10 April 1995
Decommissioned	7 October 2010
Identification	Hull number: P561
Fate	Sold to Portugal
Portugal
Name	Guadiana
Acquired	October 2014
Commissioned	2015
Identification	Hull number: P593
Status	In service
General characteristics [1] [2] [3]
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total) 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)) 3× Rexroth auxiliary engines
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19
Sensors & processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament	Guns 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun 2× 12.7 mm machine guns Missiles FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role) 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role) 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role) Torpedoes 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role)

NRP Guadiana (P593) (ex-HDMS Skaden (P561)) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. Since 2015 she is in service with the Portuguese Navy.

History

She is the fifth 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 10 April 1995.

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

References

1. "Flyvefisken Class (SF 300)". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
2. "SKADEN (1995- )" (in Danish). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
3. "Flyvefiskenklasse patrouilleschepen" (in Dutch). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

External links

• Fly – Naval Technology