HDMS Peter Tordenskiold (F356)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Peter Tordenskiold.
HDMS Peter Tordenskiold underway on 4 September 2007
History
Denmark
NamePeter Tordenskiold
NamesakePeter Tordenskjold
BuilderAalborg Værft, Aalborg
Laid down3 December 1979
Launched30 April 1980
Commissioned2 April 1982
Decommissioned18 August 2009
Identification
FateScrapped, 2013
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeNiels Juel-class corvette
Displacement1,450 tonnes
Length84 m (276 ft)
Beam10.3 m (34 ft)
Draft4.8 m (16 ft)
Installed power
  • 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) gas turbine
  • 4,800 bhp (3,600 kW) on diesel engine
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (with turbine)
Range
  • 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 1,020 nautical miles (1,890 km; 1,170 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Endurance25 days
Complement
  • 93 standard
  • 110 during operations
Armament

HDMS Peter Tordenskiold (F356) was a Niels Juel-class corvette in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. The ship is named after Peter Tordenskjold, a 17th-century Dano-Norwegian vice admiral.

Design

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The corvettes are fitted with an Otobreda 76 mm main gun, two quad RGM-84C Harpoon Surface-to-surface missile (SSM) launchers, a Mod 3 VLS Sea Sparrow Surface-to-air missile (SAM) launcher carrying 12 missiles, two FIM-92A Stinger SAM launchers, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, seven 12.7 mm M/01 LvSa[citation needed] machine guns, and a Mark 3 Depth charge launcher.[1]

Olfert Fischer's radar suite consists of two Terma Scanter Mil 009 units for navigation, an EADS TRS-3D air search unit, and a CelsiusTech 9GR 600 surface search unit.[1] Fire control is provided by a CelsiusTech 9 LV 200 gun radar, and a General Dynamics Mk 95 missile radar.[1] She is fitted with a Plessey PMS-26 hull-mounted sonar.[1] The corvette is fitted with a Rascall Cutlass B-1 intercept unit, a Telgon HFD/F unit, and four 6-round Seagnat Mk 36 chaff launchers.[1]

Construction and career

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She was laid down on 3 December 1979 and launched on 30 April 1980 by Aalborg Værft, Aalborg. Commissioned on 2 April 1982.

Peter Tordenskjold was decommissioned in 2009 and was scrapped by Lindø shipyard in February 2013.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Wertheim (ed.), Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 154
  2. ^ "PETER TORDENSKIOLD (1982- ), Korvet". www.navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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