Delivery of vessels delayed:

Delivery of FLYVEFISKEN and HAJEN to Lithuania heavily delayed

It can only be assumed that the delay is mainly due to considerable difficulty in obtaining new diesel engines for the two vessels.

The patrol vessel FLYVEFISKEN seen here after arriving at Faaborg in May of last year, and she' still there now.
In the left foreground can be seen MHV 812 HERCULES, whilst the stern of the now decommissioned MHV 93 HVIDSTEN can be seen on the right.
(Photo: Johnny E. Balsved)

By Johnny E. Balsved

Last year navalhistory.dk reported that the two oldest StandardFlex vessels, FLYVEFISKEN and HAJEN, have been sold to Lithuania. The report was later confirmed by Defence Command Denmark (Forsvarskommandoen).

Subsequently the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) explained that the two vessels were to be delivered to Lithuania before the end of 2007, after being checked over in a shipyard.

However, anyone who visits Faaborg today can see for themselves that the patrol vessel FLYVEFISKEN is still in the harbor by the Faaborg Ship Yard, just as her sister-ship HAJEN is still firmly tied up alongside the quay at Korsør Naval Base.

Cause unknown

It has not been possible to discover the cause or causes of the delay in the delivery of the two patrol vessels to Lithuania, but DALO reports to navalhistory.dk that the delivery of the first patrol vessel is expected to take place late May early June of this year.

However, it's still not possible to set a date for the transfer of the other vessel. It can only be assumed that the delay is mainly due to the considerable difficulty in obtaining new diesel engines for the two vessels.

Amongst other things, the vessels were to have new engines, as the original engines had been used in the new DIANA Class patrol vessels, of which the first two have already been delivered by Faaborg Værft.

Defence Command Denmark reported earlier that DALO were currently working on sourcing new engines for the FLYVEFISKEN Class vessels.

“The proposal was that the Lithuanians would source engines themselves, but they have not had any success in doing so. Now we're trying, but it's difficult because the engines have to be compatible with the vessels' electrics", explained commander Peter Mols from DALO previously.

Translated by Alan Russel (May 18, 2008)

^{|To the Top}

- Do you miss a major event on this Site,
or do you hold a great story?

Are you able to contribute to the unfolding of the Danish Naval History,
please e-mail me, enclosures are welcome.
Please remember to list your sources.

You can also use the Naval Web Forum on this web-site.

^{|To the Top}

-

This page was last updated: -

This page was first published: April 20, 2008 (May 18, 2008)

Copyright © 2013-2016 Johnny E. Balsved - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy