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FLYVEFISKEN (1989- )

(In English: The Flying Fish)

FLYVEFISKEN is here seen in the surveillance configuration.

FLYVEFISKEN is here seen in the surveillance configuration.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

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Classification
Type: Patrol Vessel (see the notes)
Class: FLYVEFISKEN Class
Navy: - Royal Danish Navy
Motto: n/a
Crest: n/a
Other Ships in Class: P 551 HAJEN (1st built) P 552 HAVKATTEN P 553 LAXEN P 554 MAKRELEN P 555 ST�REN P 556 **SV�RDFISKEN**P 557 GLENTEN (2nd built) P 558 GRIBBEN P 559 **LOMMEN**P 560 RAVNEN P 561 **SKADEN**P 562 VIBEN P 563 S�L�VEN (3rd built)

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Specifications
Built by: DANYARD, Aalborg (The hull was molded at Karlskrona Varvet, Sweden)
Design: Naval Material Command
Laid down: August 15, 1985
Launched: April 26, 1996
Commissioned: December 19, 1989
Decommissioned: Laid up, planned for decommissioning in Defence Agreement 2005-2009.
Pennant Number: P550
Int'l Call Sign: OVDA
Displacement: 450 tons
Dimensions: Length: Beam: Draught:
- 54.00 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: 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 MU90 323 mm Torpedo Launchers (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 17, 1988 Adoption by N�stved Community

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Commanders
Date: Commanding Officer:
- n/a

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Notes
The Patrol Vessels of theFLYVEFISKEN 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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FLYVEFISKEN is here seen in the surveillance configuration. FLYVEFISKEN is here seen in the surveillance configuration. (Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

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Sources:
& Fl�dens skibe og fart�jer 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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