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1st Squadron


Division 11

* ''Thetis''-class ocean patrol vessels: ** ''HDMS Thetis'' (F357) ** ''HDMS Triton'' (F358) ** ''HDMS Vædderen''(F359) ** ''HDMS Hvidbjørnen''(F360)


Division 19

* ''Knud Rasmussen''-class ocean patrol craft: ** ''HDMS Knud Rasmussen'' (P570) ** ''HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen'' (P571) ** ''HDMS Lauge Koch'' (P572)


Royal Yacht

* Royal Yacht (no class given): ** ''HDMY Dannebrog'' (A540)


Cartography

* ''Holm'' class multirole boats: ** ''HDMS Birkholm'' (A541) ** ''HDMS Fyrholm'' (A542) *
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vessels of the ''SKA''-class: ** ''HDMS SKA-12'' ** ''HDMS SKA-16'' *
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vessels of the ''O''-class: ** ''HDMS O-1'' ** ''HDMS O-2''


2nd Squadron


Division 21

* 3 ''Iver Huitfeldt''-class frigates: ** ''HDMS Iver Huitfeldt'' (F361) ** ''HDMS Peter Willemoes'' (F362) ** ''HDMS Niels Juel'' (F363)


Division 22

* frigates: ** ''HDMS Absalon'' (F341) ** ''HDMS Esbern Snare'' (F342)


MCM Denmark

MCM Denmark is a container based
mine countermeasures A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any v ...
concept, which can be deployed on ''Absalon''-, ''Thetis''-, ''Sea Supply''-, ''Knud Rasmussen''- class, ''HDMS Sleipner'', chartered ships with container positions or ordinary trucks. * ''Holm'' class multirole boats (fitted for remote controlled mine sweeping): ** ''HDMS Hirsholm'' (MSD5) ** ''HDMS Saltholm'' (MSD6) * MSF-class drone minehunters ** ''HDMS MSF1'' ** ''HDMS MSF2'' ** ''HDMS MSF3'' ** ''HDMS MSF4'' * MRD-class drone minehunters ** ''HDMS MRD1'' (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup) ** ''HDMS MRD2'' (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup) ** ''HDMS MRD3'' (Laid up at Naval Base Frederikshavn) ** ''HDMS MRD4'' (In service as a tender at Naval Base Korsør) ** ''HDMS MRD5'' (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup) ** ''HDMS MRD6'' (Laid up at the Danish Navy's depot at Jerup)


Diving Service

* ''Flyvefisken''-class patrol vessels: ** Y311 Søløven


3rd Squadron


Division 31

* ''Diana''-class patrol vessels: ** ''HDMS Diana'' (P520) ** ''HDMS Freja'' (P521) ** ''HDMS Havfruen'' (P522) ** ''HDMS Najaden'' (P523) ** ''HDMS Nymfen'' (P524) ** ''HDMS Rota'' (P525)


Division 32

* ''Sea Supply''-class environmental protection vessels, ** ''HDMS Gunnar Thorson'' (A560) ** ''HDMS Gunnar Seidenfaden'' (A561) * Sea Truck-class environmental protection vessels ** ''HDMS Mette Miljø'' (A562) ** ''HDMS Marie Miljø'' (A563) * ''Miljø''-class environmental protection vessels ** ''HDMS Miljø 101'' (Y340) ** ''HDMS Miljø 102'' (Y341) ** ''HDMS Miljø 103'' (Y342) * Transport-vessels (no class given): ** ''HDMS Sleipner'' (A559)


Division 33

* ''Svanen''-class sail training ships ** ''HDMS Svanen'' (Y101) ** ''HDMS Thyra'' (Y102) * ''Holm'' class multirole boats vessels: ** ''HDMS Ertholm'' (A543) ** ''HDMS Alholm'' (A544)


Vessels not organised in the squadrons

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'': ** 4 LCP, Landing Craft Personnel; 10 troops, 4
stretcher A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often ...
s or 2 tonnes of cargo for the ''Absalon''-class ** 2 SAR, Search and Rescue vessels for the ''Knud Rasmussen''-class * VTS-class fast response vessels: ** ''HDMS VTS-1'' ** ''HDMS VTS-4'' * '' MHV90 class patrol boats'' ** ''HDMS Lunden'' (Y343) * ''Arvak'' class station tenders ** ''HDMS Arvak'' (Y344), ** ''HDMS Alsin'' (Y345) Plus a variety of
RHIB A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are i ...
s, smaller vessels as well as several Ro/Ro-vessels on a permanent charter.


Naval Home Guard

Though not a part of the Royal Danish Navy, Naval Home Guard vessels support the Danish Navy in a number of tasks. * MHV800 class patrol boats ** ''Aldebaran'' (MHV801) ** ''Carina'' (MHV802) ** ''Aries'' (MHV803) ** ''Andromeda'' (MHV804) ** ''Gemini'' (MHV805) ** ''Dubhe'' (MHV806) ** ''Jupiter'' (MHV807) ** ''Lyra'' (MHV808) ** ''Antares'' (MHV809) ** ''Luna'' (MHV810) ** ''Apollo'' (MHV811) ** ''Hercules'' (MHV812) ** ''Baunen'' (MHV813) ** ''Budstikken'' (MHV814) ** ''Kureren'' (MHV815) ** ''Patrioten'' (MHV816) ** ''Partisan'' (MHV817) ** ''Sabotøren'' (MHV851) (ex-MHV818, hull extended to the size of MHV900 class and the pennantnumber changed to reflect this) *
MHV900 class patrol boats The MHV900 class is a series of ships in service with the Danish Home Guard. It is a further development of the . These ships are about longer and 10 tons heavier than the preceding class. The ships are primarily used for monitoring at sea, sea ...
, ** ''Enø'' (MHV901) ** ''Manø'' (MHV902) ** ''Hjortø'' (MHV903) ** ''Lyø'' (MHV904) ** ''Askø'' (MHV905) ** ''Fænø'' (MHV906) ** ''Hvidsteen'' (MHV907) ** ''Brigaden'' (MHV908) ** ''Speditøren'' (MHV909) ** ''Ringen'' (MHV910) ** ''Bopa'' (MHV911) ** ''Holger Danske'' (MHV912)


Notable historical vessels

*
List of ships of the Dano-Norwegian Navy The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now h ...
* HDMS Peder Skram (F352) *
HDMS Olfert Fischer (F355) HDMS ''Olfert Fischer'' (F355) was a of the ''Kongelige Danske Marine'' (Royal Danish Navy, KDM). The vessel was laid down in December 1978 and commissioned in October 1981. The corvette operated in the Persian Gulf on two occasions, first in 19 ...
* HDMS Sælen (S323) * HDMS Niels Juel (1918) * HDMS Jylland


See also

*
Dano-Norwegian Navy The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now ...


References

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