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of the of arctic patrol cutter in the

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. ''Agdlek'' was commissioned in March 1974 and decommissioned in April 2008 after 34 years of service.

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* Agdlek-class cutters Ships built in Svendborg 1973 ships {{Denmark-mil-ship-stub