The ships' normal tasks include fisheries inspections, environment protection, search and rescue, sovereignty enforcement, icebreaker assignments (Finnish-Swedish ice class 1A Super/Polar Class 6),[5] towage and salvage operations and general assistance to the Danish and Greenland governments (including police tasks). The class has a helicopter deck aft behind the superstructure but lacks an aircraft hangar. However, it can perform Rotors running refueling and can thus increase the endurance and the range of the helicopter. The estimated cost of the third ship as of 2013 was 513 mill Dkr (US$ 81.6 million).
The standard armament consists of two 12.7-millimetre (0.5 in) heavy machine guns. This is supplemented by the two Stanflex modular mission payload slots (one on the foredeck, the other aft of the superstructure), which can be fitted with a multi-purpose gun, surface-to-air missiles, or ASW torpedoes, along with other non-weapon payloads. Another two container positions are "prepared for" but not installed on the starboard and port sides of the heli deck.
^. Royal Danish Navy. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009.
^. Royal Danish Navy. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009.
^. Royal Danish Navy. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009.
^"An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval projects 2005-2009 Knud Rasmussen class Ice-Resistant OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel)". Canadian American Strategic Review. May 2008. from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^Braithwaite, RC; Khan, D (2014). "Implications of ice class for an offshore patrol vessel". Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology. 13 (3): 17–27. doi:10.1080/20464177.2014.11658118.
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January 30, 2023
knud, rasmussen, class, patrol, vessel, knud, rasmussen, class, class, offshore, patrol, vessels, operating, royal, danish, navy, from, 2008, built, replace, agdlek, class, cutters, basis, knud, rasmussen, class, vessels, significantly, larger, enabling, patro. The Knud Rasmussen class is a class of offshore patrol vessels operating in the Royal Danish Navy from 2008 1 2 3 4 Built to replace the Agdlek class cutters on a one for one basis the Knud Rasmussen class vessels are significantly larger enabling patrols further offshore HDMS Knud RasmussenClass overviewNameKnud Rasmussen classBuildersKarstensens Skibsvaerft Hull is built at the Polish Stocznia Polnocna Northern Shipyard in GdanskOperators Royal Danish NavyPreceded byAgdlek classIn commission2008 presentPlanned3Completed3Active3General characteristicsTypeOcean patrol craftDisplacement1 720 tons 2 050 t full load LengthLOA 71 8 m 235 ft 7 in LWL 61 0 m 200 ft 2 in Beam14 6 m 47 ft 11 in Draft4 9 m 16 ft 1 in Propulsion2 x MAN B amp W Diesel ALPHA 8L27 38 generating 2 720 kW 3 650 hp each through RENK reduction gear Twin in single out Speed17 knots 31 km h 20 mph Range3 000 nautical miles 5 600 km 3 500 mi Boats amp landing craft carried1 x SB90E for search and rescue 1x 7 m 23 ft RHIB 1 x 4 8 metres 16 ft RHIBComplement18 aircrew and transients Accommodation for up to 43 in total Sensors and processing systems1 Terma Scanter 4100 surface and air search radar 3 Furuno navigation radars SAAB CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking system and CWI illumination radarArmament1 76 mm gun Mk M 85 LvSa 2 12 7 mm heavy machine gun M 01 LvSa RIM 162 Evolved Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles not fitted with MU90 Impact ASW torpedoAviation facilitiesAft helicopter deckThe ships normal tasks include fisheries inspections environment protection search and rescue sovereignty enforcement icebreaker assignments Finnish Swedish ice class 1A Super Polar Class 6 5 towage and salvage operations and general assistance to the Danish and Greenland governments including police tasks The class has a helicopter deck aft behind the superstructure but lacks an aircraft hangar However it can perform Rotors running refueling and can thus increase the endurance and the range of the helicopter The estimated cost of the third ship as of 2013 was 513 mill Dkr US 81 6 million Contents 1 Armament 2 List of ships 3 References 4 External linksArmament EditThe standard armament consists of two 12 7 millimetre 0 5 in heavy machine guns This is supplemented by the two Stanflex modular mission payload slots one on the foredeck the other aft of the superstructure which can be fitted with a multi purpose gun surface to air missiles or ASW torpedoes along with other non weapon payloads Another two container positions are prepared for but not installed on the starboard and port sides of the heli deck List of ships EditPennantnumber Name Int l c s Shipyard Laid down Launched In service Christened by DecommissionedP570 Knud Rasmussen OVFG Karstensens Skibsvaerft 2005 11 21 2006 10 19 2008 02 18 Joannes ejdesgaard P571 Ejnar Mikkelsen OVFH Karstensens Skibsvaerft 2006 11 10 2007 06 01 2009 01 16 P572 Lauge Koch OVFI Karstensens Skibsvaerft 2014 05 2017 12 11 References Edit Knud Rasmussen commissioned First new Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel Commissioned Royal Danish Navy 18 February 2008 Archived from the original on 8 February 2009 Knud Rasmussen Class 2008 Royal Danish Navy 19 November 2007 Archived from the original on 1 April 2009 Second OPV in Skagen Both new Off Shore Patrol Vessels together for the first time Royal Danish Navy 19 November 2007 Archived from the original on 8 February 2009 An Overview of Current On Going Danish Naval projects 2005 2009 Knud Rasmussen class Ice Resistant OPV Offshore Patrol Vessel Canadian American Strategic Review May 2008 Archived from the original on 19 September 2009 Retrieved 2 August 2009 Braithwaite RC Khan D 2014 Implications of ice class for an offshore patrol vessel Journal of Marine Engineering amp Technology 13 3 17 27 doi 10 1080 20464177 2014 11658118 External links EditOfficial presentation Danish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knud Rasmussen class patrol vessel amp oldid 1093249089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
