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Johnny E. Balsved

GRIBBEN (1993- )
(In English: The Vulture)

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN seen here in Korsoer in the spring of 2007 now fitted in a basic surveillance configuration, without the main gun, surveillance radar and guidance systems.
(Photo: Kim Olsen - Søværnets Våbenskjolde)

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Classification

Type:

Patrol Vessel, Guided Missile Vessel or Mine Vessel

Class:

FLYVEFISKEN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

P 550 FLYVEFISKEN (1st built)
P 551 HAJEN
P 552 HAVKATTEN
P 553 LAXEN
P 554 MAKRELEN
P 555 STØREN
P 556 SVÆRDFISKEN
P 557 GLENTEN (2nd built)
P 559 LOMMEN
P 560 RAVNEN
P 561 SKADEN
P 562 VIBEN
P 563 SØLØVEN (3rd built)

Specifications

Built by:

DANYARD, Aalborg

Design:

Naval Material Command

Laid down:

n/a

Launched:

1992

Commissioned:

July 1, 1993

Decommissioned:

In active service

Pennant Number:

P558

Int'l Call Sign:

OVDI

Displacement:

450 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

(LOA) 54.00 m
(LWL) 50.00 m

9.00 m

Norm 2.60 m
Max. 3.00 m

Complement:

19-29 men, depending on configuration

Propulsion:

1 ea General Electric Gas Turbines 5,680 Hp
2 ea MTU Diesel Engines 5,440 Hp
3 ea Rexroth Aux. Engines
1 ea Bowthruster
3 ea Propellers

Range:

2,400 nautical miles at 18 knots

Armament:

As a dedicated surveillance vessel just:

2 ea 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa

else:

1 ea 76 mm Gun Mk M/85 LvSa (all versions)
2 ea 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa

Further (depending on task):

4 ea Harpoon SSM (2x2) or
8 ea Harpoon SSM (2x4) and
1 ea Sea Sparrow SAM VLS Mk.48 Mod.0 (1x6)

or

2 ea Sea Sparrow SAM VLS Mk.48 Mod.0 (2x6)

Extraordinary:

1 ea VDS (Variable Depth Sonar)
4 ea Anti Submarine Torpedoes MU-90 M/04 (2x2)

or

60 mines (max 60 tons)

Previously also:

2 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (2x1)

Speed:

+30 knob (gas turbines) / 20 knob (diesels)

History

Date:

Military Service:

June 4, 1994

Adoption by Struer Community

1994 & 1995

First unit to be equipped with a special container for surveying

Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

 -

n/a

Notes

The Patrol Vessels of the FLYVEFISKEN Class, also named as the Standard Flex 300 type, is capable of switching between several rolls/configurations  by a planned container system.
The different containers will make it possible to change the role of the ship from a clean surveillance role to a guided missile vessel or Mine Hunter within hours.

More Photos

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN with a surveying container on the quarterdeck.
(Photo: H. Lohmann Andersen)

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