HDMS Vædderen (F359)

HDMS Vædderen (F359) in the Atlantic, March 2008
HDMS Vædderen (F359) in the Atlantic, March 2008
History
Kingdom of Denmark
NameVædderen
BuilderSvendborg Shipyard Ltd.
Laid downMarch 22, 1990
LaunchedDecember 21, 1990
In serviceJune 9, 1992
Identification
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class frigate
Displacement3,500 tons
Length112.5 m (369 ft)
Beam14.5 m (48 ft)
Draft6 m (20 ft)
Complement61
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Lynx Mk90B. From approx. 2016: MH-60R

HDMS (Her Danish Majesty's Ship) Vædderen (F359) is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel of the Royal Danish Navy. She is employed to exercise Danish sovereignty in waters around the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Vædderen (Aries) was recently refitted at Karstensens Shipyard A/S in Skagen, Denmark and sailed from Amailiehaven, Copenhagen in August 2006 on the Galathea 3 scientific expedition. Galathea 3 is now complete and Vædderen is back in service as an inspection ship.

In August 2010 Vædderen and HDMS Knud Rasmussen participated in the fourth annual Operation Nanook 2010 with Canadian and American vessels in Baffin Bay and the Davis Straits.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Canada Command - OP Nanook". Canadian Forces. August 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  2. ^ "100816-G-4702D-012 Operation Nanook". Ninth District Public Affairs, US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-22.


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