Freitag, 17. Juni 2011

HDMS ABSALON (L16)

HDMS Absalon (L16) and her sister ship HDMS Esbern Snare (L17) are the biggest ships ever to serve in the Royal Danish Navy (RDN), and are the two members of the Absalon-classcommand and support ships. HDMS Absalon is the flagship of the Royal Danish Navy.

Builder: Odense Staalskibsværft Laid down: November 2003 Launched: 30 January 2005  Commissioned: 2007  Homeport: Naval Station Korsør

Class and type: Absalon-class command and support ship
Displacement: 6,300 tonnes
Length: 137.6 m Beam: 19.5 m Draft: 6.3 m
Propulsion: 2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines; two shafts
22,300 bhp (16.4 MW) Speed: >28 knots (52 km/h)
Range: 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)

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