Class profile
Knud Rasmussen Class Arctic Patrol Vessel
Denmark - Offshore Patrol Vessel
Class facts
Country
Denmark
Type
Offshore Patrol Vessel
Length
72 m
Displacement
1720 t
Speed
17 kn
Public ships
3
Public description
The Knud Rasmussen class is Denmark's Arctic patrol vessel class for Greenlandic and North Atlantic waters. The ships support sovereignty patrols, fisheries control, search and rescue, environmental response and local maritime security in harsh conditions. Their ice-capable design and practical patrol systems make them more important as Arctic presence ships than as combatants.
Public ships in class
Equipment summary
Weapon
76 mm naval gun
secondary
Other
Arctic patrol support system
Maritime-security patrol system
Pollution response system
secondary