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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

PETER TORDENSKIOLD (1982- )
(In English: n/a)

The corvette PETER TORDENSKIOLD entering Copenhagen on August 31, 2007.
(Photo: Johnny E. Balsved)

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Classification

Type:

Corvette

Class:

NIELS JUEL Class

Other Ships
in Class:

F 354 NIELS JUEL
F 355 OLFERT FISCHER

Specifications

Built by:

Aalborg Yard Ltd.

Design:

Naval Material Command in association with the British construction company Y-ARD

Laid down:

December 1979 (3rd or 5th)

Launched:

April 30, 1980

Commissioned:

April 2, 1982

Decommissioned:

In active service

Pennant Number:

F356

Int'l Call Sign:

OUET

Displacement:

1,320 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

(LOA) 84.00 m
(LWL) 80.00 m

10.3 m

4.8 m

Complement:

91 (18 officers and 73 petty officers and privates)

Propulsion:

1 ea GE Gas Turbine LM2500 25,700 Hp
1 ea MTU 20 cyl. Diesel Engine 4,800 Hp
2 ea VP Propellers
1 ea Bowthruster

Range:

4,000 nm at 18 knots; 1,020 nm at 28 knots

Armament:

1 ea 76 mm Gun Mk M/71 LvSa
8 ea Harpoon SSM (2x4)
1 ea Sea Sparrow SAM Mk 29 Launcher (1x8)
1 ea Depth Charge Launcher Mk. 3, below deck

From 1986 additional:

4 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (4x1) 2 ea were removed in 1993

From 1990 additional:

2-4 ea Stinger Lv M/93
4 ea SEAGNAT/SBROC Mk. 36 (4x6)

After 1997/1999:

1 ea 76 mm Gun Mk M/71 LvSa
8 ea Harpoon SSM (2x4)
2 ea Sea Sparrow SAM VLS Mk. 48 (2x6)
1 ea Depth Charge Launcher Mk. 3, below deck
4 ea SEAGNAT/SBROC Mk. 36 (4x6)
4 ea Stinger Lv M/93 (2x2)
7 ea 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa

Speed:

28.6 knots

History

Date:

Military Service:

August 21, 1982

Adopted by the city of Kolding

April 1989

Visit to Gibraltar

May 1989

Visit to Portugal

October 1990

Visit to Trondhjem, Norway celebrating the 300 years anniversary of the birth of Tordenskiold

September 1993
- October 1993

Joined the STANAVFORLANT (naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea against former Yugoslavia)

April 1994
- July 1944

Joined the STANAVFORLANT (naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea against former Yugoslavia)

April 8, 2008
- July 18, 2008

Deployed to the Mediterranean to join the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force off the coast of Lebanon

August 18, 2009

Finally laid up and being prepared for decommissioning.
For the next year the corvette will be used as a lodging and training platform for the crew on the upcoming frigates  of the IVER HUITFELDT Class.

Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

 -

n/a

Notes

None

More Photos

The corvette PETER TORDENSKIOLD.
(Photo: Karsten Petersen)

The corvette PETER TORDENSKIOLD moored in Malaga, Spain.
(Photo: Eugenio Castillo, Spain)

Stern view of PETER TORDENSKIOLD,
notice that the SEASPARROW SAM are not yet mounted.
(Photo: Karsten Petersen)

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