First Mk II Hull delivered:

Installations on the First of Six New Surveillance Vessels have started

Faaborg Ship Yard has now received the first molded hull of the Mk II Class from the Swedish yard Kockums AB

The upcoming six new Mk II Surveillance Vessels are to replace the more than 40 years old naval cutters of the BARSØ Class from 2007-2008.

Det færdigstøbte skrog af den første Mk II'er er netop søsat ved Kockums

The first moulded hull og a Mk II has been launched from Kockums in Sweden, and are ready for towing to Faaborg.
(Photo: Peter Nilsson, Kockums AB)

By Johnny E. Balsved

The first of a total of six hulls was towed from the Swedish ship yard, Kockums AB, in Karlskrona to the Danish yard in Faaborg by the end of June 2006.

Faaborg Ship Yard will now make the final installations before the first ship is to be delivered to the Royal Danish Navy by the end of January 2007.
Danish-Swedish Cooperation
At the end of December 2004 the Naval Material Command signed an agreement with the Danish ship yard, Faaborg Værft, on the production of six new patrol vessels for the RDN.

Faaborg Værft cooperates with the Kockums AB in Sweden, who is responsible for the molding of the new hulls an the main engine installations.

Kockums AB is the largest and most experienced Nordic ship yacht in fiber hulls moulding.

After molding and installation of the main engines at Kockums, the hulls are towed to Faaborg, who will take care of the final installations.

When the ships are delivered to the RDN, the Naval Material Command will complete the ships with communication and navigational equipment.

Facts on the Mk II

Type:

Survailance Vessels

Units in Class:

6

Built:

2005-2008

Dimensions:

Length: 43.0 m
Beam: 8.2 m
Draugth: 2.0 m

Displacement:

186 tons

Complement:

9 men (crew)
Lodging for 15

Armament:

2 - 12.7 mm Machine Guns

Speed:

Min. 18 knots

Range:

1,000 nm at 16 knots

Replacing the BARSØ Class

The six new Mk II vessels are to replace the more than 30 years old naval cutters of the BARSØ Class, and the delivery schedule is as follows:

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Unit #:

1

2

3

4

5

6

Production start

04/20/05

10/21/05

01/27/06

05/04/06

09/01/06

06/30/06

Laid down

10/27/05

02/03/06

06/15/06

09/07/06

12/06/06

03/09/07

Launching

03/27/06

08/29/06

11/29/06

03/27/07

07/30/07

10/19/07

Naming

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Delivery from the ship yard

01/31/07

06/06/07

09/28/07

01/18/08

04/30/08

04/30/08

Commissioning

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fully operational

04/??/07

09/??/07

12/??/07

04/??/08

07/??/08

07/??/08

An artist impression of the new Mk II vessels

An artist impression of the new Mk II vessels, that the RDN will receive from January 2007.
(Sketch from Søværnets Materielkommando)

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Sources:
"	Faaborg Værft A/S, Faaborg
"	Kockums AB, Karlskrona, Sweden
"	Søværnets Materielkommando, (Naval Material Command) - Copenhagen
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