HDMS Esbern Snare (F342)

HDMS Esbern Snare in Gdynia Harbour
History
Denmark
NameEsbern Snare
OrderedNovember 2001
BuilderOdense Staalskibsværft
Yard number192
Laid downJune 2004
Launched18 April 2005
Commissioned2007
HomeportFrederikshavn
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAbsalon-class Frigate
Displacement6,300 tonnes
Length137.6 m (451 ft 5 in)
Beam19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
Draft6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines;
  • Two shafts
  • 22,300 bhp (16.4 MW)
Speed>24 kn (44 km/h)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Complement169
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar
  • Terma C-Flex Command & Control C4I System
  • 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
Aircraft carried2 × EH-101
Aviation facilitiesAft helicopter deck and hangars

HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) is an Absalon-class frigate[1][2] and is, along with her sister ship, the HDMS Absalon, amongst the largest combat vessels currently commissioned in the Royal Danish Navy.

Esbern Snare is part of the first stage of a strategic realignment within the Royal Danish Navy, which is transitioning to focus on international operations, in which Absalon-class vessels will form the backbone. The ship is designed for command, support and anti-submarine roles, with a large ro-ro deck, and is complemented by the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates.[citation needed]

  1. ^ [1] Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ [2] Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine