HDMS Triton (F358)

HDMS Triton is a Thetis-class frigate belonging to the Royal Danish Navy. It is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

HDMS Triton in Kejser Franz Josef Fjord, Greenland
HDMS Triton (F358)
History
Kingdom of Denmark
NameTriton
NamesakeTriton
OwnerRoyal Danish Navy
BuilderSvendborg Shipyard Ltd
Laid down7 August 1989
Launched16 March 1990
Commissioned2 December 1991
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class frigate
TypeOcean patrol frigates[1][2]
Displacement3,500 tons,standard
Length112.3 m (368 ft 5 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Height37.0 m (121 ft 5 in)
Draft6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
  • 3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 460
  • 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at 120 kW (EMG)
Propulsion
Speed21.8 kn (40.4 km/h)
Range8,700 nmi (16,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 x 7 m (23 ft) RHIBs
Complement47-60 depending on role + aircrew etc.
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Terma Scanter Mil 009 navigational radar
  • 1 × Furuno FR-1505 DA surface search radar
  • 1 × Plessey AWS-6 air search radar
  • 1 × SaabTech Vectronics 9LV 200 Mk 3 fire control system
  • 1 × SaabTech CTS-36 hull-mounted sonar
  • Thales TMS 2640 Salmon variable depth sonar
  • FLIR Systems AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE thermal imager
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 × Thales Defense Ltd Cutlass radar warning receiver
  • 1 × Thales Defense Scorpion radar jammer
  • 2 × Sea Gnat launchers (for chaff and flares)
Armament
  • 1 × 76 mm 62-cal. OTO Melara Super Rapid DP
  • 7 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns
  • 4 × 7.62 mm light machine guns
  • 1 × depth charge rack and MU90 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo for anti-submarine warfare
Aircraft carried1 x Westland Lynx Mk.90B helicopter.From approx. 2016: MH-60R
Aviation facilitiesAft helicopter deck and hangar
NotesInt'l Call Sign: OUEV

History

On 19 December 2006, the Triton participated in the rescue operation of the crew of the cargo ship Wilson Muuga after it ran aground south of Sandgerði on the Reykjanes peninsula. During the operation, eight sailors from the Triton went into the sea after their rigid inflatable boat overturned in rough seas. Seven of the men were rescued by Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter TF-LÍF while one died.[3]

Danish Naval Vessel F358 Triton in the harbour at Reykjavik - Iceland (December 2016)

References

  1. "Thetis Class, Denmark". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. "Thetis / Stanflex 3000". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. Hjálmar Jónsson (20 December 2006). "Mjög erfiðar aðstæður voru á strandstað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6, 30–32. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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