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Corvette HDMS Niels Juel (F354)

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Classification

Ship class:
Niels Juel-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Namesake:
Niels Juel (1629-1697)
Operator:
Royal Danish NavyRoyal Danish Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Aalborg Shipyard
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned
Fate:
Scrapped in 2013

Ship measurements

Displacement:
1,450 t
Length:
84 m
Beam:
10.3 m
Draft:
4.8 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODOG
Propulsion:
  • 1 * General Electric gas turbine 25,700 shp (19,200 kW)
  • 1 * MTU diesel engine 4,800 bhp (3,600 kW)
  • 2 * shafts / 2 * propellers / 1 * bow thruster
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
93

Combat assets

Armament:
  • 1 * Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber super rapid gun (3-inches)
  • 2 * Mk-141 missile launcher for up to 8 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
  • 2 * Mk-48/Mod.3 VLS for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles (2x6 missiles)
  • 4 * Stinger SAM
  • 1 * depth charge launcher
  • 6 * 12,7mm (caliber .50) MG’s

HDMS Niels Juel (F354) was a Niels Juel-class corvette in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. The ship was named after Niels Juel, a 16th-century Danish admiral.

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