HDMS Vædderen (F359)
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.jpg/300px-HDMS_Vaedderen_(F359).jpg) HDMS Vædderen (F359) in the Atlantic, March 2008 |
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| Career (Denmark) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Vædderen (F359) |
| Builder: | Svendborg Shipyard Ltd. |
| Laid down: | March 22, 1990 |
| Launched: | December 21, 1990 |
| In service: | June 9, 1992 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,500 tons |
| Length: | 112.5 m (369 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Draft: | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Complement: | 61 |
| Armament: | 1 × 76mm automatic gun |
HDMS (Her Danish Majesty's Ship) Vædderen (F359) is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel of the Royal Danish Navy. She is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Other ships in her class:
- HDMS Thetis (F357) (HDMS = Her Danish Majesty's Ship)
- HDMS Triton (F358)
- HDMS Hvidbjørnen (F360)
Vædderen (the Ram) was recently refitted at Karstensens Shipyard A/S in Skagen, Denmark and sailed from Amailiehaven, Copenhagen in August 2006 on the Galathea 3 scientific expedition. Galathea 3 is now complete and Vædderen is back in service as an inspection ship.
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