HDMS Absalon (F341)

	Absalon in 2019
History
Denmark
Name	Absalon
Namesake	Absalon
Ordered	November 2001
Builder	Odense Staalskibsværft
Laid down	28 November 2003
Launched	25 February 2004
Completed	1 July 2004
Commissioned	19 October 2004
Homeport	Frederikshavn
Identification	Call sign OUFA; IMO number: 9284441; MMSI number: 220189000;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Frigate
Displacement	6,300 tonnes
Length	137.6 m (451 ft 5 in)
Beam	19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
Draft	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines;; Two shafts; 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW);
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × SB90E LCP; 2 × RHIBs;
Complement	169
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar; Terma Scanter 6002 surface search and helo radar; Atlas ASO 94 sonar; 4 Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars; ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	4 × 12-barrelled Terma DL-12T 130 mm decoy launchers; 2 × 6-barrelled Terma DL-6T 130 mm decoy launchers; Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC;
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/54 Mark 45 mod 4 gun; 7 × 12.7 mm heavy machine gun; 3 × VLS with up to 36 RIM-162 ESSM/RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (Mk 56/Mk 48 VLS); 8-16 × Harpoon Block II SSM; 2 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun Systems CIWS; MU90 Impact ASW torpedoes; 4 × Stinger Point-defence SAM;
Aircraft carried	2 × EH-101 or 2 × Westland Lynx
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangars

HDMS Absalon (F341) and her sister ship Esbern Snare are the two members of the Absalon class.^[2] The lead ship of the class is named after Danish archbishop and statesman Absalon and received full operational status in 2007.

^ "Absalon Class Combat / Flexible Support Ship, Denmark". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "Støtteskibe af ABSALON-klassen" (in Danish). Royal Danish Navy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[1] "Absalon Class Combat / Flexible Support Ship, Denmark". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[2] "Støtteskibe af ABSALON-klassen" (in Danish). Royal Danish Navy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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History
Absalon in 2019
Denmark
Name	Absalon
Namesake	Absalon
Ordered	November 2001
Builder	Odense Staalskibsværft
Laid down	28 November 2003
Launched	25 February 2004
Completed	1 July 2004
Commissioned	19 October 2004
Homeport	Frederikshavn
Identification	Call sign OUFA IMO number: 9284441 MMSI number: 220189000
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Frigate
Displacement	6,300 tonnes
Length	137.6 m (451 ft 5 in)
Beam	19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
Draft	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines; Two shafts 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × SB90E LCP 2 × RHIBs
Complement	169
Sensors and processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar Terma Scanter 6002 surface search and helo radar Atlas ASO 94 sonar 4 Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × 12-barrelled Terma DL-12T 130 mm decoy launchers 2 × 6-barrelled Terma DL-6T 130 mm decoy launchers Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/54 Mark 45 mod 4 gun 7 × 12.7 mm heavy machine gun 3 × VLS with up to 36 RIM-162 ESSM/RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (Mk 56/Mk 48 VLS) 8-16 × Harpoon Block II SSM 2 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun Systems CIWS MU90 Impact ASW torpedoes 4 × Stinger Point-defence SAM
Aircraft carried	2 × EH-101^[1] or 2 × Westland Lynx
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangars