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HDMS Esbern Snare in Gdynia Harbour
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Name | Esbern Snare |
Ordered | November 2001 |
Builder | Odense Staalskibsværft |
Yard number | 192 |
Laid down | June 2004 |
Launched | 18 April 2005 |
Commissioned | 2007 |
Homeport | Frederikshavn |
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Status | In active service |
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Class and type | Absalon-class Frigate |
Displacement | 6,300 tonnes |
Length | 137.6 m (451 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | >24 kn (44 km/h) |
Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | |
Complement | 169 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × EH-101 |
Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangars |
HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) is an Absalon-class frigate[1][2] and is, along with her sister ship, the HDMS Absalon, amongst the largest combat vessels currently commissioned in the Royal Danish Navy.
Esbern Snare is part of the first stage of a strategic realignment within the Royal Danish Navy, which is transitioning to focus on international operations, in which Absalon-class vessels will form the backbone. The ship is designed for command, support and anti-submarine roles, with a large ro-ro deck, and is complemented by the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates.[citation needed]