HDMS Triton (F358)
Thetis-class frigate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Triton.
Quick Facts History, Kingdom of Denmark ...
HDMS Triton (F358) | |
History | |
---|---|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Propulsion |
|
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 |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
Armament |
|
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 |
Close