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Data Sheet

Service

CO's

Photo Album

Crest

ROTA (1965-1989)
(In English: n/a)

The seaward defense craft ROTA

The seaward defense craft ROTA.
(Photo from private archive)

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Classification

Type:

Seaward Defense Craft

Class:

DAPHNE Class

Other Ships
in Class:

P530 DAPHNE
P531
DRYADEN
P532
HAVMANDEN
P533
HAVFRUEN
P534
NAJADEN
P535
NYMFEN
P536
NEPTUN
P537
RAN

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Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Holmen

Design:

Naval Dock Yard Design Bureau

Laid down:

June 19, 1963

Launched:

November 26, 1963

Commissioned:

January 20, 1965

Decommissioned:

October 31, 1989

Pennant Number:

P538

Int'l Call Sign:

OVCU

Displacement:

195.4 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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(LOA) 37.00 m
(LWL) 35.25 m

6.75 m

2.09 m

Complement:

23 men (4 officers, 19 ratings & enlisted)

Propulsion:

2 ea Maybach Diesel engines MD655/18 at 1,800 Hps
1 ea Foden Diesel engine FD6 Mk.III at 115 Hps *)
2 ea Propellers
*) An additional propeller was mounted after 1970 for cruising speed on the Folden Diesel Engine

Range:

668 nautical miles at 18.1 knots

Armament:

1 ea 40 mm Machine Gun M/48 LvSa
2 ea 7.62 mm Light Machineguns (2x1)
2 ea Depth charge mortars
2 ea Depth charge Launchers (32 depth charges)
6 ea mines (side releasing)
1 ea 51 mm Rocket Launcher (removed ar. 1986-87)

replaced by:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun M/42 LvSa

Speed:

22.33 knob
*) 6.58 knots on 1 propeller and Folden Diesel Engine

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Notes

The ships were constructed on the basis of the British FORD Class patrol vessels.

Originally painted in olive green like the Fast Patrol Boats, but during 1980-1984 all the ships were painted in the standard navy grey.

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Sources:

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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

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