HDMS Triton (F358)
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HDMS Triton (F358) | |
History | |
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Kingdom of Denmark | |
Name | Triton |
Namesake | Triton |
Owner | Royal Danish Navy |
Builder | Svendborg Shipyard Ltd |
Laid down | 7 August 1989 |
Launched | 16 March 1990 |
Commissioned | 2 December 1991 |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thetis-class frigate |
Type | Ocean patrol frigates[1][2] |
Displacement | 3,500 tons, standard |
Length | 112.3 m (368 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 14.4 m (47 ft 3 in) |
Height | 37.0 m (121 ft 5 in) |
Draft | 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 21.8 kn (40.4 km/h) |
Range | 8,700 nmi (16,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Endurance | 60 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x 7 m (23 ft) RHIBs |
Complement | 47-60 depending on role + aircrew etc. |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x Westland Lynx Mk.90B helicopter. From approx. 2016: MH-60R |
Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangar |
Notes | Int'l Call Sign: OUEV |
HDMS Triton is a Thetis-class frigate belonging to the Royal Danish Navy. It is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
History
[edit]On 19 December 2006, the Triton participated in the rescue operation of the crew of the cargo ship Wilson Muuga after it ran aground south of Sandgerði on the Reykjanes peninsula. During the operation, eight sailors from the Triton went into the sea after their rigid inflatable boat overturned in rough seas. Seven of the men were rescued by Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter TF-LÍF while one died.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thetis / Stanflex 3000". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Hjálmar Jónsson (20 December 2006). "Mjög erfiðar aðstæður voru á strandstað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6, 30–32. Retrieved 21 March 2021.