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LINDORMEN (1978-2004)
(In English: The Dragon)

Minelayer LINDORMEN

Minelayer LINDORMEN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

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Classification

Type:

Minelayer

Class:

LINDORMEN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

N44 LOSSEN

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Specifications

Built by:

Svendborg Ship Yard Ltd., Denmark

Design:

Svendborg Ship Yard Ltd., Denmark

Laid down:

February 2, 1977

Launched:

June 7, 1977

Commissioned:

June 14, 1978

Decommissioned:

October 22, 2004

Pennant Number:

N43

Int'l Call Sign:

OVKH

Displacement:

577 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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44.5 m

9.0 m

2.65 m

Complement:

27 (4 officers and 23 ratings)

Propulsion:

2 ea Frichs Diesel Engines, 800 Hps each
2 ea Adjustable Propellers

Range:

n/a

Armament:

2 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (1 for & 1 aft)

From 1985:

3 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (2 for & 1 aft)

From 1997 further:

2 ea Stinger Lv M/93

Speed:

14 knots

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Notes

This class is specially designed to lay controlled minefields.

Besides of their primary role as minelayers, one of the ships of this class periodically did serve as the command and support ship for the MCMFORNORTH (NATO's standing mine clearance force), and flag ship for the CinC.

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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)

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Søværnets operative Kommando, (Admiral Danish Fleet) Aarhus.

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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