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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

AGPA (1974-2009)
(In English: Thick-billed murre)

The arctic patrol cutter AGPA.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy, 1st Squadron)

Classification

Type:

Arctic Patrol Cutter

Class:

AGDLEK Class

Other Ships
in Class:

Y386 AGDLEK
Y388 TULUGAQ

Specifications

Built by:

Svendborg Ship Yard Ltd.

Design:

n/a

Laid down:

November 2, 1973

Launched:

March 15, 1974

Commissioned:

May 14, 1974

Decommissioned:

March 25, 2009

Pennant Number:

Y387

Int'l Call Sign:

OUGY

Displacement:

330 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

(LOA) 31.20 m
(LWL) 26.75 m

7.70 m

3.30 m

Complement:

12 men

Propulsion:

1 ea B&W Diesel engine 800 Hp
1 ea Propeller

Range:

3,525 nautical miles at 10.86 knots

Armament:

2 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (2x1)

After 2004:

2 ea 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa

Speed:

11.84 knots

History

Date:

Military Service:

March 24, 1984

Adopted by the Narsaq community

June 5, 1987

Represented the arctic patrol cutters during the commemoration of the 400 years jubilee of the fishery protection patrols off Greenland and the Faeroe Islands held at Langelinie in Copenhagen

June 1991

In the Royal Flotilla at Greenland

March 25, 2009

Decommissioned and sold on an auction for D.Kr. 1,400,000.00

Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

 -

n/a

Notes

These arctic patrol cutters are specially designed to operate in the arctic waters around Greenland. The hull is all-welded and ice-strengthened.

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