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

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN seen here in Korsoer in the spring of 2007

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)

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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:

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(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)

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History

Date:

Military Service:

June 4, 1994

Adoption by Struer Community

1994 & 1995

First unit to be equipped with a special container for surveying

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Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

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n/a

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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.

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More Photos

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN

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

The patrol vessel GRIBBEN

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

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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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