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| Watch the clip below. |
Video clip:
on board a Danish, world-class warship
CNN has
visited ”one of the world's most advanced warships”: F-361 IVER HUITFELDT, a
frigate which currently conducts anti piracy operations close to the coast of
Somalia. Watch the video here and read more.
Info pieced together by
Thorbjørn Hein
This video
clip has circulated amongst Danes on Facebook today, but I think it deserves a
little background info for my international friends.
Check it
here, then read more if you’re interested!
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The Iver
Huitfeldt class is a three-ship class of frigates which
started entering service with the Royal Danish
Navy in 2012.
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| Shock test on IVER HUITFELDT. |
The frigate
is a direct evolution of the Absalon class. Based on the same hull, the
frigates are much more powerful – Absalons have two 8,200 kW MTU
diesels, the frigates have four such engines. Frigates also
have a lower profile (having dispensed with the Absalon's internal vehicle
deck). By reusing the basic hull design of the Absalon class
the Royal Danish Navy has been able to construct
the Iver Huitfeldt class considerably cheaper than comparable ships.
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| Absalon Class Command & Control ship. |
While
the Absalon class ships are primarily
designed for command and support roles, with a large ro-ro
(roll-on, roll-off) deck, the three new Iver
Huitfeldt frigates are equipped for an air defence role with
Standard Missiles, and the potential to use Tomahawk cruise missiles, a first for
the Danish Navy.
In
2012-2013 Denmark contributes with IVER HUITFELDT in NATO's anti piracy
Operation OCEAN SHIELD. The air defence ship can operate in most of the world.
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