HDMS Thetis (F357)

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HDMS Thetis on anti-pirate duties off the coast of Kenya, 2008.
History
Naval Ensign of Denmark.svgKingdom of Denmark
NameThetis
Laid down10 October 1988
Launched14 July 1989
In service1 July 1991
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & type Thetis-class frigate
TypeOff Shore Patrol Frigates
Displacement3,500 tons full load
Length112.3 m (368 ft 5 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Height37.0 m (121 ft 5 in)
Draft6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
  • 3 Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 à 460
  • 1 Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 à 120 kW (EMG)
Propulsion
Speed>21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph)
Range8.700 nautical miles (16.112 km; 10.012 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 7m RHIBs
Complement52 + aircrew and transients (accommodation for up to 101 in total)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 Terma Scanter Mil 009 navigational radar
  • 1 Furuno FR-1505 DA surface search radar
  • 1 Plessey AWS-6 air search radar
  • 1 SaabTech Vectronics 9LV 200 Mk 3 fire control system
  • 1 SaabTech CTS-36 hull-mounted sonar
  • Thales TMS 2640 Salmon variable depth sonar
  • FLIR Systems AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE thermal imager
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 Thales Defense Ltd Cutlass radar warning receiver
  • 1 Thales Defense Scorpion radar jammer
  • 2 Sea Gnat launchers (for chaff and flares)
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Westland Lynx Mk.90B helicopter. From approx. 2016: MH-60R
Aviation facilitiesAft helicopter deck and hangar

HDMS Thetis is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy.

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In mid-1990s the ship served as a platform for seismic operations in the waters near Greenland. In 2002 she took over the role from her sister ship Hvidbjørnen as a platform for Commander Danish Task Group. The role was handed over to Absalon in September 2007.

February - April 2008 Thetis served as a protection vessel against pirates for the World Food Programme chartered ships, carrying food aid, off the Horn of Africa. A squad of soldiers from the Frogman Corps was deployed aboard the ship. [1] [2]

In 2009 the ship served as staff ship for the NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 1.

In September 2025, the Thetis took part in the NATO Arctic Light exercise off Greenland. [3]


References

  1. ↑ "Dansk fregat klar til indsats mod pirater". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 2008-02-04. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Dansk skib skal holde pirater væk - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ DRMNews (15 September 2025). WATCH: NATO Forces Train in Greenland Amid Rising Tensions | DRM News | AC1N. YouTube. Retrieved 16 September 2025.


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