Class profile
Iver Huitfeldt Class Frigate
Denmark - Guided Missile Frigate
Class facts
Country
Denmark
Type
Guided Missile Frigate
Length
139 m
Displacement
6645 t
Speed
28 kn
Public ships
3
Public description
The Iver Huitfeldt class is Denmark's principal air-defence and high-end surface escort class. APAR, SMART-L, Mk 41 and Mk 56 launchers, SM-2/ESSM missiles, Harpoon, C-Flex and helicopter facilities give the ships a strong task-group air-defence and multi-role escort profile for NATO and Baltic/North Atlantic operations. The class is central to Denmark's ability to contribute a modern frigate to alliance air-defence and maritime-security missions.
Public ships in class
Equipment summary
Weapon
Mk 41 Vertical Launching System
Mk 56 Vertical Launching System
RIM-66 Standard MR
RIM-162 ESSM
Harpoon
76 mm naval gun
35 mm Millennium Gun
secondary
Sensor
APAR
SMART-L radar
Aircraft
MH-60R Seahawk
optional
Other
C-Flex combat management system
Shipborne helicopter facilities
secondary