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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

Classification

Type:

Sail Training Vessels

Class:

SVANEN Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

Y101

SVANEN

06/23/1960

08/31/1960

In service

Y102

THYRA

04/24/1961

05/25/1961

In service

Comments to the Class

The sail training vessels are primarily operated by the Naval Academy as a basic naval training platform for naval cadets.

Specifications

Built by:

P. Molich, Hundested Bådebyggeri

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

32 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

18.80 m

4.40 m

2.40 m

Complement:

1 officer and 3 ratings/enlisted plus 6-8 naval cadets

Propulsion:

1 ea Bukh Diesel Engine 30 Hps
1 ea Propeller

Range:

n/a

Armament:

None

Speed:

12 knots

Additional Notes

None

More Photos

One of the sail training ships of the SVANEN Class.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

Sources:

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography