HDMS Thetis is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy.

HDMS Thetis on anti-pirate duties off the coast of Kenya, 2008.
History
Kingdom of Denmark
NameThetis
Laid down10 October 1988
Launched14 July 1989
In service1 July 1991
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class frigate
TypeOff Shore Patrol Frigates
Displacement3,500 tons full load
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 à 460
  • 1 Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 à 120 kW (EMG)
Propulsion
Speed>21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph)
Range8.700 nautical miles (16.112 km; 10.012 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 7m RHIBs
Complement52 + aircrew and transients (accommodation for up to 101 in total)
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 Westland Lynx Mk.90B helicopter. From approx. 2016: MH-60R
Aviation facilitiesAft helicopter deck and hangar

In mid-1990s the ship served as a platform for seismic operations in the waters near Greenland. In 2002 she took over the role from her sister ship Hvidbjørnen as a platform for Commander Danish Task Group. The role was handed over to Absalon in September 2007.

February - April 2008 Thetis served as a protection against pirates for the World Food Programme chartered ships, carrying food aid, off the Horn of Africa. A squad of soldiers from the Frogman Corps was deployed aboard the ship.[1][2]

In 2009 the ship served as staff ship for the NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 1.

HDMS Thetis (F357) dockside in Odense Harbour. December 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Dansk fregat klar til indsats mod pirater". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ "Dansk skib skal holde pirater væk - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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