List of active Royal Danish Navy ships

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This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy . [1]

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Current Fleet

Combat fleet

ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeShip No. Comm. BuilderDisplacementNotes
Frigates (9)
Absalon class 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark L16 HDMS Absalon - 20070902.jpg ASW Frigate Absalon F3412004 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 F3422005
Iver Huitfeldt class 3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark IVER 001.jpg Air-defence frigate Iver Huitfeldt F3612011 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 F3622011
Niels Juel F3632011
Thetis class

Stanflex 3000

4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark RDN F357 Thetis.jpg Oceanic patrol frigate Thetis F3571991 Svendborg Skibsværft 3,500 tonnes [6] [3]

To be replaced by a frigate with ASW capacity. [7]

Triton F3581991
Vædderen F3591992
Hvidbjørnen F3601992
Offshore patrol vessels (9)
Knud Rasmussen class 3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark P570 Knud Rasmussen.jpg Arctic patrol ships Knud Rasmussen P5702008 Karstensens Skibsværft  [ da ]1,720 tonnes [4] [3]
Ejnar Mikkelsen P5712009
Lauge Koch  [ dk ]P5722017
Diana class 6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark P520 Diana (ship, 2007) at Naval Base Korsor.jpg Patrol vessel Diana P5202007Faaborg Værft A/S Karlskrona Varvet246 tonnes [3]
Freja P5212007
Havfruen  [ dk ]P5222008
Najaden  [ dk ]P5232008
Nymfen  [ dk ]P5242009
Rota  [ dk ]P5252009
Light boats
SB90E class 4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden RDN LCP2 SRC90E.jpg Landing Craft Personnel–LCP12003

–

2004

 Storebro Bruk  [ sv ]7.2 tonnes [8]

Used with Absalon class

–LCP2
–LCP3
–LCP4
2 Rescue Osterskar Gamla stan.JPG

Illustration, same variant, fully orange

 Search and rescue boat DagmarSAR12007Used with Knud Rasmussen class, modified with ice-reinforcements and upgraded engines.
NajaSAR22007
MHV RHIB29– US Navy 090219-N-6278K-006 The visit, board, search and seizure team from the Danish flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L 16) conduct VBSS training aboard USS Vella Gulf (CG-72).jpg

RDN Gummibad.jpg Le yacht royal danois Dannebrog (163).JPG

RHIB

Rigid-hulled inflatable boats

––––––
Mine warfare ships (6)
Holm class  [ dk ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 160610-N-KP948-235 (27553140426) (cropped).jpg Minesweeper Hirsholm  [ dk ]MSD52007Danish yacht125 tonnes [9]
Saltholm  [ dk ]MSD62008
MSF class  [ dk ]

Mindre standardfartøj

4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark MSF-4 (cropped).JPG Remote controlled mine-sweeping drones –MSF11998Danyard125 tonnes [10]
–MSF21998
–MSF31999
–MSF41999

Auxiliary ships

ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeShip No. Comm. BuilderDisplacementNotes
Logistic support
Sleipner class1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Royal Danish Navy auxiliary KDM Sleipner (A559) underway in June 2015.JPG Logistic support ship Sleipner  [ dk ]A5591986Åbenrå Shipyard A/S465 tonnes [1] [11] [12]
Stena 4Runner I class  [ de ]1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ark Forwarder - London IMO 9138783 - Flickr - Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden.jpg RO/RO

Roll-on / roll-off

Ark Forwarder A982007Societa Esercizio Cantieri21,104 tonnesLaunched in 1998, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force  [ da ]. [13]
–1Flag of France.svg  France TOR Dania 02 (RaBoe) (cropped).jpg RO/RO

Roll-on / roll-off

Tor Dania–2007Societé Metallurgique & Navale Dunkerque-Normandie21,491 tonnesLaunched in 1978, rebuilt in 1995, chartered by Danish Navy since 2007 as part of NATO Response Force  [ da ]. [14]
–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy TOR Futura 10 (RaBoe).jpg RO/RO

Roll-on / roll-off

Tor Futura –2004 Cantiere Navale Visentini 18,469 tonnesLaunched in 1996, chartered by Danish Navy since 2004 as part of NATO Response Force  [ da ]. [15]
Diving vessels (1)
Flyvefisken class

SF300 – Serie 3

1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark KDM Soloven (Y311) at anchor in the Baltic Sea on 16 June 2019 (190616-N-FC670-005) (cropped).JPG Diving support vessel Søløven  [ da ]Y311

(former P563)

1996Danyard487 tonnes [16]

Surveillance diving support since 2012

Research vessels
Supply class  [ da ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Icebreaker Gunnar Thorson, Copenhagen.jpg Environmental protection vessel Gunnar Thorson A5601996 Ørskov Christensen Stålskibsværft A/S  [ de ]1,660 tonnes [1]
Gunnar Seidenfaden  [ da ]A5611996
Holm class  [ da ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark A541 Birkholm (ship, 2007).jpg Hydrographical survey craft Birkholm A5412006Danish yacht125 tonnes [1]
Fyrholm  [ da ]A5422006
Seatruck class  [ da ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kopenhagen Mai 2009 PD 364 (cropped).JPG Environmental protection vessel Mette-Miljø  [ da ]A5621996Carl B Hoffmann A/S (Esbjerg)247 tonnes [17] [18]
Marie-Miljø  [ da ]A564
Miljø class  [ da ]3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Miljoe101.JPG Environmental protection vesselMiljø 101Y3401996Eivinds plasticjolle- og bådeværft16 tonnes [19]
Miljø 102Y3411996
Miljoe103.JPG Miljø 103Y3422008
Training vessels (2)
Holm class  [ da ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark A 544 Alholm Bojden 2009-05-31 1 (cropped).jpg Training boat Ertholm  [ da ]A5432006Danish yacht159 tonnes [1]

2 training boats (HOLM class) 2 hydrographical survey craft (HOLM class)

Alholm  [ da ]A5442007
Tugboats
Arvak class  [ da ]2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Langerak (Aalborg Kommune).TSR 2019.Tugboat.ajb.jpg Tugboat ArvakY3442002Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadebyggeri– [20]
AlsinY3452002
–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark – Harbour tugboat Balder–1983 Assens Skibsværft  [ da ]32 tonnes [21]
Hermod–1983

Home guard

ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeShip No. Comm. BuilderDisplacementNotes
Patrol and SAR vessels (29)
MHV 800 class  [ da ]17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark MHV 817 Partisan (ship, 2000) i Lillebaelt.jpg Patrol and rescue vesselAldebaraanMHV8011992 Søby Værft  [ da ]83 tonnes [22]
CarinaMHV8021992
AriesMHV8031993
AndromedaMHV8041993
GeminiMHV8051994
DubheMHV8061994
JupiterMHV8071994
LyraMHV8081995
AntaresMHV8091995
LunaMHV8101996
ApolloMHV8111996
HerculesMHV8121997
BaunenMHV8131997
BudstikkenMHV8141998
KurerenMHV8151999
PatriotenMHV8162000
PartisanMHV8172000
MHV900 class 12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish navy home guard vessel MHV 906.jpg Patrol and rescue vesselEnøMHV9012003 Søby Værft  [ da ]87 tonnes [23]
ManøMHV9022004
HjortøMHV9032005
LyøMHV9042005
AskøMHV9052006
FænøMHV9062007
HvidstenMHV9072008
BrigadenMHV9082008
SpeditørenMHV9092009
RingenMHV9102009
BopaMHV9112009
Holger DanskeMHV9122011

Royal yacht fleet

ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeShip No. Comm. BuilderDisplacementNotes
Yacht
–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark HDMY Dannebrog (A540) 2017-08-16.jpg Royal Yacht Dannebrog A5401932 Orlogsverftet 1,238 tonnes [1]

Can participate to surveillance and sea-rescue missions

Sailing yachts
–2– Stella Polare (ship, 1965), Sete cf01.jpg

Illustration comparable vessel

 Sailing vessel SvanenY101––– [1]
ThyraY102–

Future fleet

On order

ClassIn serviceOriginPictureType Comm. BuilderDisplacementNotes
Offshore patrol vessels
MPV80 class6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark –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

Submarines

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

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]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Delfinen</i>-class submarine

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Home Guard (Denmark)</span> Military unit

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HDMS <i>Absalon</i> (F341) Frigate of the Royal Danish Navy

HDMS Absalon (F341) and her sister ship Esbern Snare are the two members of the Absalon class. The lead ship of the class is named after Danish archbishop and statesman Absalon and received full operational status in 2007.

HDMS <i>Esbern Snare</i> (F342) Absalon-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy

HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) is an Absalon-class frigate and is, along with her sister ship, the HDMS Absalon, amongst the largest combat vessels currently commissioned in the Royal Danish Navy.

<i>Thetis</i>-class patrol vessel

The Thetis-class ocean patrol vessels or ocean patrol frigates, also called Stanflex 3000, is a class of large patrol vessels built for the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprises four ships, all built and commissioned in the early 1990s. The ships' tasks are mainly maintenance of sovereignty, search and rescue, fishery inspection and support to local authorities. The operation areas are normally Greenland and the Faroe Islands, but the vessels also operate near Iceland on transit between Greenland and the Faroe Islands, and near Denmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Combined Task Force 150</span> Intergovernmental naval operations

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<i>Absalon</i>-class frigate Danish multipurpose frigate

The Absalon class are frigates of the Royal Danish Navy, commissioned in 2005. The two ships in the class may be described as a hybrid between a frigate and military transport ship with multiple role capabilities, with the capacity to be transformed from a combat ship with the firepower of a traditional frigate to a hospital ship within a day.

<i>Iver Huitfeldt</i>-class frigate Air defence frigates of the Danish Navy

The Iver Huitfeldt class is a three-ship class of air defence frigates that entered service with the Royal Danish Navy in 2012 and 2013.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joint Arctic Command</span> Military unit

The Joint Arctic Command is a direct Level II authority in the Danish Defence. Joint Arctic Command's primary mission in peacetime is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The command also handles tasks such as fisheries inspection, search and rescue (SAR), patient transport and other tasks that support the civil society. In short, the Joint Arctic Command handles military tasks, coast guard duties and disaster response - all in one organisation.

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<i>Diana</i>-class patrol vessel

The Diana class, also known as the Minor Standard Craft Mk II, are a class of six patrol boats in service with the Royal Danish Navy. Built by Faaborg Værft A/S, the ships displace 280 tonnes and have a maximum speed of 18 knots knots. The class was intended to replace the aging Barsø class of patrol boats. The lead ship of the class, HDMS Diana, entered Danish service in 2007. The Diana-class vessels were initially tasked with fisheries protection, patrol and search and rescue but are currently tasked with international and combat operations.

A number of vessels of the Royal Danish Navy have borne the name Peter Willemoes, after Peter Willemoes.

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HDMS <i>Thetis</i> (1840)

HDMS Thetis was a frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, which she served from 1842 to 1864. She is best known for being one of the ships that picked up some of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's artworks and other belongings in Rome, some forty years after another Danish naval vessel by the same name had transported him the other way. In the meantime he had achieved international fame for his Neoclassical sculptures. Thorvaldsen, who had been back in Rome since September 1841, after moving back to Copenhagen in 1838, was also supposed to return with the ship. He did however, miss its departure by one day. The Royal Danish Navy's first music corps played its first performance on board the Thetis in 1857.

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