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Thetis Class Patrol Frigate

Denmark - Frigate

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Thetis Class Patrol Frigate

Class facts

Country

Denmark

Type

Frigate

Length

112 m

Displacement

3500 t

Speed

20 kn

Public ships

4

Public description

The Thetis class patrol frigates are Denmark's older ice-strengthened ships for North Atlantic and Arctic presence. Their role is sovereignty patrol, fisheries inspection, maritime security, search and rescue support and helicopter-enabled operations around Greenland and the Faroe Islands. They carry enough gun and sensor capability for constabulary work, but their defining value is endurance and Arctic patrol coverage rather than high-end combat.

Public ships in class

Equipment summary

Weapon

76 mm naval gun

Sensor

Ship sonar suite

unknown

Other

Arctic patrol support system

Maritime-security patrol system

Shipborne helicopter facilities

secondary