An offshore patrol frigate built by the Svendborg Shipyard Ltd., Svendborg, Denmark for the Danish Navy.
07 (or 10) August laid down.
16 March 1990 launched under the name TRITON (F 358), one of the Thetis class, three sisters.
Displacement 3.500 tons, dim. 112.3 x 14.4 x 6.0m. (draught).
Powered by 3 MAN-B&W V28/32 diesel engines, 13.000 hp., speed 21.5 knots. One reversible propeller.
1 Bowthruster of 884 hp, which can hold the bow against an athwartship wind of 28 knots.
One retractable Azimuth thruster 1.088 hp., which can give the ship a speed of 10 knots.
Range by 15.5 knots, 8.500 mile.
Armament 1 – 76mm Oto Melara gun, 2 – 37mm Oerlikon (salute guns), 4 – 12.7 mm heavy machine guns M/01 LvSa.
One dept charge launcher. Carried 1 Westland Lynx Mk 80/91 helicopter.
After 2003 fitted out with 4 – Stinger lv M/93 SAM missiles.
Crew 61 men, and accommodation for 12 passengers.
02 December 1991 commissioned.
In the 1960s five inspection ships of the Hvidbjørnen class (White Bear), were built for the Danish navy, meant for service in North Atlantic and Greenland waters. After approximately 20 years of service, resulting in considerable wear and tear, it was decided in the 1980s, to replace the class by a series of new ships and in 1991, the first two THETIS and TRITON became part of the Danish navy followed in 1992 by VÆDDEREN (the ram) and HVIDBJØRNE (white bear), while the old units of the Hvidbjørnen class were phased out.
The new ships are equipped with Naval Lynx helicopters, which have a maximum radius of action of 320 nautical miles and carry a capacity of 1.500 kg.
The displacement of the class is larger that the old class and the seaworthiness is much better that the old ships, and can therefore make much more speed during rescue operations.
The class is ice-strengthened and can proceed through 80cm of solid ice. The hull is double-skinned divided by 10 bulkheads.
The class did not have a bilge keel but stabilization is achieved by a combination of fin stabilizers and a controlled passive tank system.
To minimize ice formation on the superstructure, all winches capstans, etc are placed under deck. The allowed amount of icing is 375 ton
The helicopter can also operated under considerably worse weather conditions than from the old ships. At he same time they are able to accomplish new tasks, within e.g. environment, if and when the need arises.
The TRITON was on 03 July 1993 adopted by the city of Aarhus.
Visited from March 1992 till April 1992 the USA and the former Danish West Indies (St Thomas) to celebrate the sale of the Danish West Indies to the USA 75 years ago.
15 June 1995 took part in the fleet parade in the Sound to celebrate the Danish Royal Couple’s Silver Jubilee.
1995 She visited New York.
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Source. Watercraft Philately Vol 52/24. http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/TheS ... 1991-).htm
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