Iver Huitfeldt Class Frigate
Type: frigate
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: Denmark
Manufacturer: Odense Steel Shipyard
First Deployed: 2011
Overview
The Iver Huitfeldt class is Denmark's most capable surface combatant, a 6,600-tonne area air defense frigate built domestically by Odense Shipyard. Three ships commissioned provide the Royal Danish Navy with blue-water naval capability. The ships feature a 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 and ESSM missiles, giving them genuine area air defense capability to protect task groups. Denmark donated one ship (HDMS Peter Willemoes) to Ukraine in 2024.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 165 |
|---|---|
| radar | SMART-L long-range, APAR fire control |
| range | 9,000 nm at 15 knots |
| ships | 3 (1 donated to Ukraine 2024) |
| length | 138.7 m |
| armament | 32-cell Mk 41 VLS (SM-2 IIIA/ESSM), 16× Harpoon Block II, 2× 35mm Millennium CIWS, 76mm OTO Melara gun, 2× Seahawk helicopters |
| max_speed | 30 knots |
| displacement | 6,600 tonnes |
Operators
- Denmark
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