HDMS Peder Skram (F352)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Peder Skram |
| Builder: | Helsingør Skibsværft (Elsinore Ship Yard), Denmark |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1964 |
| Launched: | 20 May 1965 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 July 1990 |
| Fate: | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Peder Skram-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,755 t (2,711 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 112.65 m (369 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 22,000 shp (16,405 kW) gas turbines (modified Pratt & Whitney JT4) 2 × 2,400 shp (1,790 kW) General Motors diesel engines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,200 nmi (13,300 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 207 |
| Armament: | Up to 1977 : 4 × 127 mm cannon (US 5"/38 caliber gun) 4 × 40 mm L/70 cannon (Bofors 40 mm) Depth charges 4 × 533 mm torpedoes From 1978 : 2 × 127 mm cannon (US 5"/38 caliber gun) 4 × 40 mm L/70 cannon (Bofors 40 mm) Depth charges 4 × 533 mm torpedoes 8 × Sea Sparrow SAMs 8 × Harpoon SSMs |
HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was a Peder Skram class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. It is now docked at Holmen in Copenhagen where it serves as a privately operated museum ship along with the ships of the Royal Danish Naval Museum. The ship is named after Peder Skram, a 16th-century Danish admiral.
History
Career
Peder Skram was an innovative design using a hybrid propulsion system, a combined gas turbine and diesel approach (CODOG).[1] Peder Skram underwent significant refit in 1970 and a midlife update 1977–78 [2]
1982 Harpoon missile incident
In 1982 Peder Skram was involved in the accidental launch of a Harpoon missile, fortunately without inflicting bodily harm.
Decommissioning
Peder Skram was decommissioned in 1990, internal installations were auctioned off as scrap two years later. In the mid-1990s it was decided to restore her as a museum ship.
Museum ship
Peder Skram is today operated as a museum ship on a volunteer basis. It is open to visitors every day from 11am to 5pm in the school summer and autumn vacations and in all weekends in June and August.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Fregatten Peder Skram, The Museum Ship; Last accessed on June 27, 2007
- ↑ Fregatterne Peder Skram og Herluf Trolle, Søren Nørby, Statens Forsvarshistoriske Museum, Copenhagen, 2006, ISBN 87-89022-48-3
- ↑ "Peder Skram". Peder Skram. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
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Coordinates: 55°41′19″N 12°36′18″E / 55.6885°N 12.6049°E
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