Hvidbjørnen 1970
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Hvidbjørnen | F348 | Århus Flydedok | 4.6.1961 | 23.11.1961 | 15.12.1962 | stricken 11.1992 | |
Vædderen | F349 | 136 | Ålborg Vaerft | 30.10.1961 | 6.4.1962 | 19.3.1963 | stricken 3.1992 |
Ingolf | F350 | Svendborg Vaerft | 5.12.1961 | 27.7.1962 | 27.7.1963 | survey duties 1982, stricken 12.1991 | |
Fylla | F351 | 137 | Ålborg Vaerft | 27.6.1962 | 18.12.1962 | 10.7.1963 | stricken 7.1991 |
Displacement standard, t |
1345 |
Displacement full, t |
1650 |
Length, m |
67.0 pp 72.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.5 |
Draught, m |
5.00 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors 16-567C diesels |
Power, h. p. |
6400 |
Max speed, kts |
18 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(13) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 2 DCR, 1 helicopter (Alouette II) |
Electronic equipment | CWS-1, NWS-1 radars, PMS-26 sonar |
Complement |
85 |
Project history: Officially rated as 'inspection vessels'. Ordered 1960-61. Specialty designed and equipped for fishery protection in Greenland, Faroe and North Sea waters.
Modernizations: 1982, all: - 1 Alouette II helicopter; + 1 Lynx Mk 80 helicopter
1987, Hvidbjørnen, Vædderen; 1988, Ingolf, Fylla: - CWS-1, NWS-1 radars; + AWS-6, Scanter 009 Mil radars
Naval service: No significant events.
Hvidbjørnen 1978
Vædderen 1988
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016