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HDMS Triton (F358)
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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.