HDMS Diana (P520)
 HDMS Diana in Middelfart, Denmark. Jan 2011 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark
| |
| Name: | HDMS Diana |
| Builder: | Faaborg Værft A/S |
| Laid down: | 27 October 2005 |
| Launched: | 27 March 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 12 December 2007 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Diana-class patrol vessel |
| Type: | Large Patrol Craft |
| Displacement: | 246 tons |
| Length: | 43.0 m (141 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2x MTU 396 16V TB94 Diesel Engine @ 2.100 kW v/ 1.976 RPM with 2x Propellers |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 1.000 nautical mile (1.852 km; 1.151 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 RHIB |
| Complement: | 12 (accommodation for up to 15 in total) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 2x Furono navigation RADAR |
| Armament: | 2x 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa M2 Browning |
| Notes: | International Call Sign OVFA |
HDMS Diana is the first ship in Diana-class patrol vessel built to patrol in the Danish territorial waters. The ship is named after the Roman goddess of the hunt. Diana, like all its sister ships, built in Faaborg yard.[1]
The ship was built to replace the aging Barsø class, which had become obsolete.[2] The ship is equipped with a single Stan Flex container position, but can not use all types of containers as there are installed the associated equipment to the most advanced of its kind. The position is primarily used for environmental projects and will here have placed an environmental container, including booms.[3] For use in search and other applications where it is necessary to carry people out from the vessels, they are provided with a high-speed boat, propelled by the water-jet. Rubber boat is placed on a slide aft and can be hoisted and taken in almost any weather. The vessels are approved for operation in 10 cm ice.[4]
The ships are designed to perform tasks such as monitoring and policing, peacekeeping, search and rescue including preparedness for decompression sickness, environmental (pollution control) and acute explosive ordnance disposal, including the clearance of gas and ammunition.[5]
Sources
- http://forsvaret.dk/fmt/documents/fmt/projekter/standardfart%C3%B8jer/pr%C3%A6sentation_af_skib_-_mkii_-_endelig_version.pdf
- http://forsvaret.dk/SOK/Nyt%20og%20Presse/nybygninger/Pages/12-12-2007%20navnet%20er%20Diana.aspx
- http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/TheShips/D/Diana%282007%29.htm
References
- ↑ "Data Sheet". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Diana Info" (PDF). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Diana Uses". Danish Navy. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Diana P520 Info Sheet" (PDF). Danish Navy. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Info Sheet" (PDF). Danish Navy. Retrieved 11 December 2012.